raced centre, held up 3rd of trio, ridden over 2f out, weakened and no chance with that group from 2f out
held up behind near side, ridden over 2f out and no impression, soon weakened
made all centre, clear of near side group 2f out, ran on strongly
raced near side in mid-division, headway to lead that group over 1f out, no chance with centre group
chased winner centre throughout, always well held from over 1f out but clear of near side group
in touch near side, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
behind near side, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong but no chance with centre group
tracked leader near side, ridden to lead that group over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened
tracked leaders near side, ridden over 2f out, no chance with centre group afterwards
towards rear near side, ridden over 3f out, never a factor
led near side to over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch near side, ridden over 2f out and weakened quickly
prominent near side, ridden over 2f out, no chance with centre group
held up towards rear near side, headway 2f out, not reach leaders and no chance with centre group
switched left soon after start to near side, ridden and headway 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, nearest finish
prominent near side until over 2f out, soon weakened
Royal Oath can complete the hat-trick at the expense of Easy Air, Incidentally and Ordnance Row, with Dunelight worth a mention. John Gosden reckons that Royal Oath is capable of mixing it at Group level soon, hence his entry in the Celebration Mile at Goodwood, and this lightly raced sort should certainly make his presence felt in this company judged on his latest performance. That was at Lingfield where he beat a good field by three lengths, and off his current mark he should take all the beating. Easy Air ran a blinder to be beaten two lengths by Sir Gerard in the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot, and although failing to build on that at Newmarket, Ed Dunlop's charge is not one to dismiss lightly. Goodwood maiden winner Incidentally had a run over 10 furlongs here last time and will fare better over this shorter trip but needs to improve, while Ordnance Row has it to do on his first run of the season. Dunelight put behind a disappointing run in the Britannia to finish a good second at Newmarket, with first-time blinkers helping his cause. Tumbleweed Glory has a light enough weight and so is worth a mention at least, but Royal Oath is a class horse in the making and is very much the one to beat.
Yarqus 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, 7th and weakening straight, soon well behind, 8th of 11, 14l behind Araafa (9-0) at Ascot 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
Zato (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway from 3f out, ridden and stayed on one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 5l behind Dark Islander (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf.
Dunelight (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Disputed lead until ridden and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Dark Islander (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf.
Military Cross 9-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, pulled hard, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on well, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Formal Decree (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Easy Air 7-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Mine (9-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Doctor Dash 20-1 (9-0) Steadied into last trio, ridden and no headway final 3f, last of 8, 9l behind dhtrs Yarqus (8-4) & King's Head (8-7) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Royal Oath (USA) 2-1fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon recovered, mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, led 1f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Mina A Salem (9-5) by 3l, 12 ran.
Ordnance Row 8-1 (9-6) In touch far side, ridden to lead overall over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, won at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Nov beating London Express (9-5) by 2l, 21 ran.
Jamieson Gold (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Chased leader, chased winner final furlong, unable to quicken, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind The Snatcher (9-7) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf.
Playtotheaudience 20-1 (9-7) Held up, pushed along early straight, never a factor, last of 10, 9l behind The Snatcher (9-7) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf.
Against The Grain 10-3fav (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 6l behind Imperial Echo (8-12) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Incidentally (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Held up well in rear, pushed along 3f out, one pace, 5th of 11, 11l behind Road To Love (9-6) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Lunar Express (USA) 13-8fav (9-6) Led at steady pace, hard pressed 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, stayed on gamely, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Dancing Guest (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3yo fll hcp (4) pol.
Tumbleweed Glory (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, all out, held on, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Our Putra (9-4) by a hd, 14 ran.
Rubenstar (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Held up, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7l behind Multidimensional (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf.
Renderoc (USA) 20-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2l behind Stonehaugh (9-0) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
