tracked leaders, 4th halfway, travelling well 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1f out, no impression in 3rd final 100 yards, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, led travelling well over 1f out, soon pushed along, ridden and strongly pressed final 100 yards, kept on well, headed final stride
held up towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 8th over 1f out, went 4th final 150 yards, kept on one pace without threatening
held up towards rear, 8th halfway, pushed along and some headway when not clear run briefly over 1f out, 4th 1f out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace
led, joined halfway, soon pushed along, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
dwelt slightly and pushed along briefly, always behind, pushed along halfway, ridden and no extra over 1f out, never a factor
tracked leaders, 3rd after 1f, pushed along in 5th halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 2nd after 1f and disputed halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
held up in touch, 6th halfway, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, pushed along in 3rd 1f out, ridden in 2nd 100 yards out and soon challenged, kept on well, led final stride
Mooneista won this last year and though unsuccessful subsequently there was nothing wrong with her fourth behind the flying Nature Strip in the King's Stand Stakes. She shares top rating here with Castle Star, though the later hasn't been seen since half-a-length behind Perfect Power in the Middle Park last September. Cadamosto is held on his fourth to Perfect Power in the Commonwealth Cup and was never involved in the July Cup last week while York Listed winner Last Crusader has a bit to find though Karl Burke wouldn't be sending him here without hope. Fellow raider Equilateral was in superb form in Dubai over the winter and has returned with very good runs at Ascot and Sandown. BROSTAIGH is improving with racing and showed tremendous speed to land a Group 2 at Chantilly so she gets the nod to complete a hat-trick.
Equilateral 9-2 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, not clear run on rail from over 1f out, trapped behind weakening rival until switched left and then hampered inside final furlong, ran on late, never able to recover, 6th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Raasel (9-5) at Sandown 5f Grp 3 (1) gf in Jul.
Mooneista (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish, 4th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Nature Strip (9-7) at Ascot 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Cadamosto (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Held up rear of mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out, 12th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Alcohol Free (9-5) at Newmarket 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jul.
Castle Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway when not much room inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Perfect Power (9-0) at Newmarket 6f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Sep.
Last Crusader (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Led centre, headed 2f out, lost place and short of room over 1f out, 9th of 10, 8 1/4l behind King's Lynn (9-6) at Haydock 5f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in May.
New York City (IRE) 6-5fav (9-5) Edged slightly right from stalls, soon chased leaders in 3rd and ridden from 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong and kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Twilight Jet (9-5) at Naas 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Brostaigh (IRE) 3-1 (8-8) Font rank, ridden 1f out, ran on well final furlong, won at Chantilly 5f Grp 2 stks (1) sft in Jun beating Air De Valse (9-1) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Geocentric (IRE) 10-11fav (9-0) Soon led, strongly pressed from over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, just held on, won at Cork 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jun beating Pirate Jenny (8-11) by shd, 6 ran.
Ladies Church 16-5fav (9-2) In touch, ridden and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 10th of 27, 2 1/2l behind Latin Lover (8-2) at Ascot 5f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
