went right start, prominent, chased winner 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased winner 2f, weakened 2f out
bumped start, out-paced in last, headway final furlong, went 3rd closing stages, not paced to challenge
not much room start, raced in 4th, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, never going to catch winner
made all, ridden over 1f out, held on well
Fathom Five, Bond Secret and Peace Offering catch the eye here with Fathom Five taken to spring a surprise and follow up some recent sparkling performances. Bond City will be hard to beat however. He has been turning in some excellent displays in tough handicaps recently, and stepped up to Group class last time, finishing a good third. He is in top form and handles cut. Wins in Listed and Group company see David Nicholls' Peace Offering concede weight here. Those wins have come abroad, but he was speedy enough to chalk up a Gosforth Park Cup success last season. He will go well but may find the weight concession against him. Handicap successes for Bryan Smart's Fathom Five have seen him catapult up the handicap, and he was only denied a hat-trick by the stewards at Newmarket last time. His shrewd handler has clearly decided that this Listed route is the one to take, and bang in form, Fathom Five may be hard to peg back in conditions he enjoys.
Peace Offering (IRE) 7-4fav (9-11) Led, headed 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Snaefell (9-1) at Curragh 5f lst stk (1) sft.
Steve's Champ (CHI) (9-13) Led, almost fell and lost place 1f out, ran on again, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Muskateer Steel (9-13) at Ovrevoll 6f lst stk (1) gd in Jun.
Bond City (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, finished well, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Hoh Mike (8-12) at Sandown 5f Grp 3 (1) gs.
Fathom Five (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Chased leader, ridden and hung badly left from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, rallied to lead post, won at Newmarket 5f 3yo hcp (2) gs in Jun beating Sohraab (8-9) by a hd. Later dsq to 2nd, 9 ran.
Our Little Secret (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Mecca's Mate (9-3) at Ayr 5f lst fll stk (1) gd.
Bounty Quest (9-0) Prominent centre, ridden 3f out, not quicken, 13th of 16, 12l behind Kelly's Landing (9-0) at Nad Al Sheba 6f Grp 1 (1) std in Mar.
Fayr Jag (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Blind left on when stalls opened, went badly right, not recover, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Confuchias (9-0) at Newcastle 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jun.
Tournedos (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders to halfway, 9th of 11, 11l behind Green Park (8-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-105 (2) sft in Jun.
