led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon chased winner, one pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner
hung right most of way, tracked leading pair 3f, settled 4th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and plugged on final furlong, never a threat
held up in last pair, closer on outside approaching halfway, pushed along over 4f out, weakened inside final 3f
raced keenly, held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on into never dangerous 3rd towards finish
sweating, took keen hold early and wide, headway on inside tracking leading pair after 3f, headway on inside to lead over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong, stayed on well,
bit keen, led after 1f, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish
Despite not having won since last year's Hardwicke Stakes, IDAHO (NAP) is clear top-rated here which is hardly surprising given all of his subsequent starts have been at Group 1 level. He'll find this much less daunting than chasing the likes of Enable and Hawkbill and should get back to winning ways. Danehill Kodiac has to carry a penalty for his Group 3 victory at Ascot and though he's a solid and reliable performer at this level he has a stiff task conceding weight all-round. Duretto was narrowly beaten into third in this a year ago before landing a Listed race on the course in September so obviously goes well on the track. Dylan Mouth has a superb 13-27 strike-rate and always goes well fresh, as does Elidor though he'll need to improve. Muntahaa was a long way behind the selection in the Hardwicke and ran poorly on his final start at Newmarket in July.
Danehill Kodiac (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Keen, tracked leader, led well over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged right and held on for 2nd but no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Defoe (9-0) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Apr.
Duretto 16-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, steady headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, one pace and held when hung right and slightly hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Order Of St George (9-7) at Ascot 2m Grp 2 (1) sft in Oct.
Dylan Mouth (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Titi Makfi (8-8) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Elidor 20-1 (10-0) Held up in last pair, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never a threat, 5th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Time To Study (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Idaho (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Hawkbill (9-0) at Meydan 1m 4f Grp 1 gd in Mar.
Muntahaa (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Raced alone mainly in centre, tracked winner until ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f, last of 6, 19 3/4l behind Hawkbill (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Jul.
