tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
led, headed over 1f out, kept on and no impression
in rear, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression
tracked leader, led over 1f out, kept on well
Countermand has every chance on his second at Windsor last month but RIB RESERVE also ran well on his reappearance. His third to Storm The Stars now looks stronger form given the latter was subsequently placed in a Group 3 so Sir Michael Stoute's charge gets the nod. The remainder have some catching up to do and Always Will and Provato finished practically upsides when down the field at Windsor last month. Fidelty may improve for the longer trip and looks best of the rest.
Koreen (IRE) (9-2) 3rd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Tectona (8-8) at Pornichet(FR) 1m 4f 3yo stks fbs in Nov.
Coup De Vent 20-1 (9-2) Headway to track leader after 2f until ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong, 4th of 5, 11l behind Steppe Daughter (9-9) at Bath 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) fm.
Always Will 33-1 (9-1) Pushed along leaving stalls, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on final 2f, no threat, 7th of 11, 13l behind King of Normandy (9-1) at Windsor 1m mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Countermand 5-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, led after 1f, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, kept on, always just held, 2nd of 11, nk behind Cornelious (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Fidelity 33-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, ran green in rear, never involved, 7th of 9, 19l behind Milky Way (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Provato (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, driven and weakened 2f out, no impression when slightly hampered well over 1f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind Genres (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Rib Reserve (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Storm The Stars (8-10) at Leicester 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.