held up in rear, shaken up over 3f out, never nearer
mid-division, ridden and lost place 5f out, well behind final 3f, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced
held up towards rear, reminders 6f out, behind 3f out, tailed off
mid-division and niggled along, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won going away
held up, pushed along over 5f out, outpaced over 4f out, never on terms
led, awkward on bend turning for home, ridden, hung left and headed over 2f out, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 5f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f out, never quite able to challenge
Sir Michael Stoute has won this three times with long odds-on chances in recent years and FLORAL BEAUTY will no doubt be a very short price to make it four. A very impressive debut run at Ascot in May pointed the way to an easy task at Newbury the following month but she found Gosbeck too strong and was beaten a length. The winner has been beaten twice subsequently but the pair were well clear of third-placed Misty Isles who won her next start. Raajih attracted huge support for a Newcastle maiden on soft ground when last seen in April but found subsequent winner Lady Chaparral too strong. He should be winning soon as should My Heart's On Fire, who looked very inexperienced at Chepstow but stayed on when getting the hang of things. Tiny Temper looks best of the remainder.
Jacob Mccandles 50-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, pushed along over 5f out, headway over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 11l behind Cape Rising (9-9) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd.
Nha Trang (IRE) 66-1 (9-8) Mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 22l behind Ittirad (8-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
River Dragon (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon no impression, 6th of 11, 15l behind Lady Chaparral (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Good Faith 22-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 17l behind Playful Girl (8-4) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Jul.
Gulf of Naples (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon ridden along and behind, 10th of 11, 42l behind Federation (8-12) at Thirsk 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Jul.
Raajih 5-4fav (8-7) Tracked leader, raced keen early, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Lady Chaparral (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Floral Beauty 4-11fav (9-0) Led, headed narrowly 5f out, pushed along to regain lead 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Gosbeck (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jun.
My Heart's On Fire (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Slowly away and reminders, driven along and struggling 5f out, headway and hung left under pressure over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 14, 10l behind The Bells O Peover (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Tiny Temper (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Look Left (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
