steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders when not clear run 2f out, soon switched right, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong and closed on winner, always held
raced wide in mid-division, rapid headway chasing leaders 7f out, ridden and weakening when hung badly left inside final 2f
raced keenly in mid-division, soon steadied and towards rear, good headway out wide tracking leaders 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, flashed tail under pressure, always doing enough
slowly into stride, off the pace in last trio, headway out wide under pressure 2f out, stayed on into never nearer 3rd inside final furlong
led, 6 lengths ahead 3f out, reduced lead and ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride and pushed along in last pair, ridden out wide over 2f out, headway out wide over 1f out, plugged on in modest 4th inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
tracked leaders on inside, weakened inside final 3f
tracked leader who went 6 lengths ahead 3f out, ridden and closer when lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly inside final 2f
chased leaders, reminders in 5th halfway, soon lost place and struggling towards rear
held up and always towards rear
Desert Quest was well beaten on his reappearance here in April and has been absent again since. Highlight Reel won a classified stakes over course and distance just over two weeks ago but the three-year-old ACOUSTIC probably has more scope and took a step forward when second in another classified stakes at Hamilton last month. Royal Countess is running well enough to play a part and a further step up in trip should suit Lituus, who started favourite at Carlisle in May.
Cosa Sara (IRE) 9-4 (9-2) Dwelt, held up, closed on outer under 3f out, some headway when edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Engles Rock (9-6) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Desert Quest (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 28l behind Bouncing Bobby (9-2) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Flylikeaneagle (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders early, ridden in mid-division halfway, no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace, 10th of 17, 10l behind Alhaajeb (9-12) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp gd in May.
Royal Countess 4-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Graces Quest (9-9) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Highlight Reel (IRE) 11-4 (9-9) Handy, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly, always doing enough, won at Ayr 1m 2f stks (6) gd in Jun beating Chantreys (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Lituus (IRE) 7-2fav (9-10) In rear, wide and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 4 3/4l behind Samurai Sneddz (9-5) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp (6) gd in May.
Perfect Soldier (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Chased leaders far side of group, ridden 3f out, weakened entering final 2f, 7th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Jems Bond (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Porto Ercole (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) In touch in mid-division, lost place 5f out, well beaten final 2f, 9th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Darbucks (9-7) at Wetherby 1m hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Acoustic (IRE) 2-1jfav (8-6) Prominent, led 3f out, headed 2f out, rallied into 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Chinese Spirit (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 1f stks (6) gd in Jun.
Angels Tale (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Dwelt close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Lethal Touch (8-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (6) gf in Jun.
