tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not reach winner
held up towards rear, pushed along 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and no impression towards rear over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, some headway 2f out, ridden in 5th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and headway to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on final 100 yards
led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace
prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
The unbeaten BECKFORD has looked better value than the winning margin on both of his starts so far and is taken to make it a perfect three out of three here. Gordon Elliott's charge impressed over C&D last time when beating a couple of well-regarded types to win a Group 2 and with further improvement a distinct possibility he looks an exciting prospect who is around fourth favourite for next year's 2000 Guineas. Declarationofpeace 's performance at Royal Ascot last time was too bad to be true and he could be worth giving another chance to, ahead of Norfolk Stakes winner Sioux Nation .
Beckford 11-2 (9-3) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Curragh 6f Grp 2 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Jul beating Verbal Dexterity (9-3) by 1l, 8 ran.
Declarationofpeace (USA) 13-8fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, never reached leaders, weakened and eased inside final furlong, last of 22, 16 3/4l behind Sound And Silence (9-3) at Ascot 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Frozen Angel (IRE) (9-2) 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Unfortunately (9-2) at Maisons-Laffitte 5f Grp 2 gd in Jul.
Helvetian 6-1 (9-4) Dwelt, soon led, made rest, held on towards finish, won at Bath 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug beating Swing Out Sister (8-13) by nk, 8 ran.
Romanised (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Dwelt in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 7th of 18, 2 1/4l behind Rajasinghe (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Sioux Nation (USA) 14-1 (9-1) Held up 4th in far side quartet, headway to lead group overall and 1f out, came clear in group inside final furlong, ran on, won at Ascot 5f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun beating Santry (9-1) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
U S Navy Flag (USA) 10-1 (9-0) 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Cardsharp (9-0) at Newmarket 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Jul.
Actress (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Close up, soon disputed lead, gained narrow lead under 2f out down centre of track, asserted and stayed on best inside final furlong, won at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jul beating Theobald (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
