held up, steady headway on inside over 4f out, tracking leaders when not clear run on inside final 2f, soon switched right, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
led 2f, tracked leader until 8f out, chased leaders, slightly hampered inside final 2f, weakened and lost 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, caught wide 8f out, pushed along and outpaced over 4f out, rallied on outside under pressure 2f out, went 3rd moderate inside final furlong
held up in last pair, rapid headway on outside tracking leader 8f out and unbalanced briefly, travelling well over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out, eased
always behind
raced keenly, soon held up towards rear, never on terms
tracked leaders on inside, led on inner over 1f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, headed towards finish
tracked leader, led over 10f out, pushed along 3f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd and slightly hampered, weakened final furlong
Most of these arrive in decent form with Christopher Robin a rare runner in a handicap in the UK for Aidan O'Brien. The son of Camelot started odds-on for his handicap debut at Leopardstown but didn't appear to enjoy the testing ground and wasn't unduly punished. This is likely to be his trip and it would be no shock to see massive improvement. Austrian School has been raised 8lb for an impressive victory over 1m6f at Chelmsford last week but can run here with a 6lb penalty. Volevo Lui showed nothing in his first two starts then landed a Chelmsford novices' event and a Wolverhampton handicap over this trip. Berkshire Royal has completed a double over an extended 1m1f at Wolverhampton but tackles much further in this better race. GHOSTWATCH, who cost 2.1 million gns, showed enough in his first campaign to suggest he would have no problems winning and duly obliged at Wolverhampton. He's still in the Derby and will need to win this easily to justify that entry. Knightly Spirit hasn't won yet but steps up to what should be a much more suitable trip.
Austrian School (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in May beating Yabass (9-11) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Volevo Lui 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won going away, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating We Know (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Ghostwatch (IRE) 2-1fav (8-8) Pushed along briefly, held up, good headway on outside into 2nd place over 6f out, led over 2f out, quickened clear over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr beating Urbino (8-8) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Christopher Robin (IRE) 9-10fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, 4th halfway, closer early straight, ridden and no impression in rear over 1f out, no extra final furlong, last of 5, 6 1/2l behind Cimeara (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp hvy in Apr.
Knightly Spirit 5-2fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, soon challenged, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Ship Of The Fen (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Metatrons Cube (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Shailene (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (6) pol in Apr.
Berkshire Royal 13-8fav (9-3) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Compliance (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Arthenia (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) In rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Casey Jones (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
