took keen hold, tracked leader, pushed wide on bend 2f out, soon weakened
raced wide tracking leading pair, pushed wide on bend 2f out, soon weakened, behind and eased final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out
tracked leading trio on inside, travelling well to lead on inner as gap opened over 2f out, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, just held on, all out
tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along over 3f out, slightly outpaced over 2f out, rallied towards inside to chase winner well over 1f out, edged left briefly over 1f out, stayed on strongly in closing stages, just failed
held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, went 3rd well over 1f out, never going pace of leading duo
took keen hold, held up in 6th on inside, pushed along over 3f out, went moderate 4th final furlong
led and raced freely, pushed along 4f out, hung right on bend and headed over 2f out, soon beaten
More than half of this field have an Epsom Derby entry, though none are prominent in the current ante-post market. Aidan O'Brien is chasing a fifth win in eight years and has two entries this year. Joseph rides Carlo Bugatti, who is tried in blinkers after only managing fourth in a Grade 3 at Navan on his reappearance, but we prefer stablemate ORCHESTRA. Ryan Moore has ridden the last three winners from Ballydoyle and this son of Galileo has a middle-distance pedigree, though he's a big colt so it will be interesting to see how he handles these sharp turns. Stars Over The Sea is useful but Romsdal needs to step up significantly from his maiden win while Seagull Star and Scotland look nothing special, though the latter did finish ahead of stablemate Belfilo at Newbury on his return to action.
Automated 14-1 (9-1) Led 2f, remained prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 8l behind Western Hymn (9-1) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Apr.
Carlo Bugatti (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, 3rd 3f out, ridden in 4th over 2f out and went 2nd briefly 1f out, under pressure and soon no impression on winner, dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 8, 4l behind Fascinating Rock (9-3) at Navan 1m 2f 3yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Apr.
Festival Theatre (IRE) 7-4 (9-7) Edgy wore hood in prelims and sweating, held up 4th, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out, last of 4, 6l behind Anglo Irish (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Apr.
Orchestra (IRE) 4-11fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, challenged travelling well 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out to assert inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Tipperary 7f 2yo mdn gd in Aug beating Lungarno Palace (9-5) by 2l, 11 ran.
Romsdal 1-3fav (8-8) Dwelt, soon tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon clear, ran on strongly, won at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr beating Big Orange (8-8) by 5l, 7 ran.
Scotland (GER) 11-4 (9-1) Steadied start, in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 7l behind Western Hymn (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f con stks (3) gs in Apr.
Seagull Star 10-3 (9-5) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Sudden Wonder (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo aut stk (2) gd in Apr.
Stars Over The Sea (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Tracked winner, came towards centre over 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Our Channel (8-13) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f con stks (2) gs in Apr.
Belfilo (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Pushed along to lead over 8f out, clear 6f out, ridden over 3f out, rider dropped rein and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 16l behind Western Hymn (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f con stks (3) gs in Apr.
