held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to led last 75 yards
chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed last 75 yards, kept on
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
led, headed over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened
in touch on outer, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
pushed along in rear, weakened over 1f out
SIGNIFER bounced back from a below-par effort at the Curragh to finish fifth in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot. Mick Channon's colt should get a good tow here from the fast-starting Courtland King and is fancied to return to winning ways at the main expense of Red Art. Barry Hills' charge won easily at Windsor 12 days ago but carries a 3lb penalty for his troubles in this. Multi Blessing beat Courtland King on the Polytrack at Lingfield last month but has more on his plate here, though is still preferred to the luckless Beau Mistral.
Red Art (IRE) 11-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, drew clear inside last, readily, won at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs beating Amis Reunis (8-12) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
Signifer (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Raced stands side, slowly into stride, well off the pace, headway 2f out, chased leader that side over 1f out, not pace of main group leaders, 5th of 15, 7l behind Bapak Chinta (9-1) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gs.
Courtland King (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Ridden to lead, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Big Note (9-3) at Chester 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Beau Mistral (IRE) 15-2 (8-12) Soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Shamaal Nibras (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Middleton Flyer (IRE) 125-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, weakening when hampered inside final 2f, 5th of 7, 5l behind Bannock (8-11) at Windsor 5f 2yo stks (3) gf in May.
Red Samantha (IRE) 200-1 (8-9) Went left start, outpaced in rear, ridden and struggling halfway, last of 7, 22l behind Ponty Acclaim (8-11) at Thirsk 5f 2yo nov stk (4) gd.
Multi Blessing 16-1 (9-0) Fast away, made all, clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in May beating Courtland King (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.