dwelt, held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and some headway under 2f out, no further impression and weakened gradually inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along under 3f out, led 2f out but soon faced challenge, headed under 2f out, no match for winner from over 1f out, hung left and dropped to 4th near finish
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway to lead under 2f out and soon edged right, clear 1f out and in full control final furlong
went right start, held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, closed on outer over 1f out and soon edged left, ran on final furlong but no match for winner
dwelt and in rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway under 2f out, ridden and held over 1f out, plugged on well inside final furlong
led and raced freely, shaken up and headed 2f out, soon hung left, weakened from over 1f out and eased closing stages
chased leaders on outer early, in midfield after 1f, nudged along over 2f out, switched right under 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, took 3rd closing stages
TRUE STATESMAN has shown enough to suggest he can win at this level. The Johnson’s colt was beaten less than a length at Doncaster last time and given the winner has subsequently gone in again, that form looks solid enough. Dhariye is a likely improver and is preferred to Liberation Bay of the others with experience while Hiatus is related to five winners though Ana Hadi is the more speedily-bred.
Dhariye (FR) 4-1 (9-7) Pushed along leaving stalls, held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, no telling impression, 8th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Priors Dell (9-7) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gf in May.
Hiatus (IRE) Camacho gelding out of Before The Storm.
True Statesman (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) Led after a furlong, ridden well over 1f out, wandered when pressed inside last, headed narrowly final 110 yards, kept on well, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Lady Bullet (9-0) at Doncaster 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Ana Hadi (IRE) Equiano colt out of Bahama Spirit.
Bem Te Vi (IRE) James Garfield colt out of Shalabina.
Senor Pockets Aclaim gelding out of Ulfah Dream.
Liberation Bay 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, not clear run 2f out, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 17, 11 1/4l behind Rich (9-2) at Newbury 6f mdn fll stks (5) gs in May.