held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no threat
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on outside, edged left from 2f out, soon ridden, hung left and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, eased close home
started slowly, held up towards rear, never on terms
held up in mid-division, never on terms
quickly away, made all, clear when ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, unchallenged
held up and behind, no impression when ran green and edged left final 2f
chased winner, pushed along over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong
raced wide, always towards rear
chased leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened final furlong
Armandihan attempted to make all over a mile at Redcar last time but was caught close home and beaten a neck. He’s getting weight from the four-year-old MOKHALAD in this but the latter finished a close-up fourth to a winner rated 86 on his recent reappearance and Sir Michael Stoute’s charge has every chance on that form. Kensington Palace finished a long way behind the selection and The Eagle's Nest was tailed off in soft ground when sent over to Naas in March. Decima may improve while Almunther, an import from France, debuts for new connections.
Almunther (IRE) (9-2) 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Rubens (8-12) at Deauville 1m 2f stks gd in Oct.
Mokhalad 8-1 (10-0) Led 2f, remained prominent, rallied over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Firefright (9-1) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Starfall 200-1 (10-11) Towards rear on outer, headway into mid-division halfway, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 13, dist behind Kalashnikov (10-11) at Wetherby 2m (5) gs in Mar.
Zaytoon (IRE) 125-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 25 1/4l behind Carigrad (9-0) at Redcar 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Armandihan (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Led, ridden and edged left entering final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Carigrad (9-0) at Redcar 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Pastime Pastoral Pursuits gelding out of Piddies Pride.
The Eagle's Nest (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden over 3f out, no extra 2f out, 13th of 20, dist behind Orderofthegarter (9-5) at Naas 1m mdn Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Decima (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Slowly into strdie, headway on outside chasing leaders over 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden hung left and one pace in 4th final furlong, 4th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Ghadaayer (9-0) at Catterick 7f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Apr.
Yorkshire Pudding 16-1 (8-10) Behind, outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer, 4th of 8, 10l behind Keyser Soze (9-1) at Thirsk 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Kensington Palace (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Firefright (9-1) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.