tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress to 3rd over 3f out, lost place and weakened 2f out, ridden and detached 1f out
held up in rear, 5th halfway, progress 3f out, travelled well 2f out, not much room on rail and switched left in 4th 1 1/2f out, ran on strongly final furlong to 2nd close home, just failed
chased leaders, took closer order after 3f, 2nd halfway, ridden and every chance between horses in 3rd 1f out, dropped to 4th final 100 yards, kept on same pace
prominent, soon led and ran freely early, ridden 1 1/2f out, soon strongly pressed, kept on best under pressure final furlong, all out
held up, 6th halfway, switched left under 3f out, progress to 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, strongly challenged leader in 2nd over 1f out, kept on 1f out, no extra close home and dropped to 3rd
led narrowly, soon headed, 3rd halfway, under pressure and lost place over 3f out, weakened 2 1/2f out, detached 2f out, eased closing stages
The King hasn't won since his two-year-old days but has regularly been placed at a high level and made a very promising comeback behind The softer the ground the better and he has 9lb in hand on official ratings of Insignia Of Rank after the latter beat a big field of handicappers here a couple of weeks ago. Three-year-olds have a good record in the race and Aidan O'Brien runs two from the younger brigade. OLD GLORY, a debut winner at Naas in September, reappeared in the 2000 Guineas here and was by no means disgraced in mid-division. There's more to come from him and he looks better at this stage than Saturday's Navan maiden winner Pacific Ocean or Richard Hannon's handicapper Leroy Leroy.
Insignia Of Rank (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway travelling well early straight and ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Curragh 1m 2f hcp gf in May beating Sheisdiesel (8-12) by 2l, 18 ran.
Riven Light (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Held up in rear, 9th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression, kept on same pace to moderate 5th, no threat, 5th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Mustajeer (9-5) at Naas 1m 4f lst stks (1) Yielding in Nov.
The King (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Reared up leaving stalls and lost a little ground, in rear, pushed along 3f out, effort from 2f out on outer, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Magical (9-3) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) Good - Yielding in May.
Guaranteed (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 5th halfway, ridden and no impression under 3f out, soon no extra in rear of mid-division, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Phoenix Of Spain (9-0) at Curragh 1m Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Old Glory (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway on far side 3f out, 6th and ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, no extra, 9th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Phoenix Of Spain (9-0) at Curragh 1m Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Pacific Ocean (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Navan 1m mdn Good - Yielding in Jun beating Romantic Proposal (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 17 ran.
Leroy Leroy 16-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 1f out, strong challenge near finish, just held, 2nd of 14, hd behind Al Muffrih (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May.
