prominent, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place under 3f out, ridden and no extra under 2f out, weakened
always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along after halfway and no extra over 2f out, eased inside final furlong
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
rear of mid-division, ran freely, pushed along and dropped to rear 3f out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off
towards rear, some headway after halfway and ridden over 2f out, under pressure in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 3f out and ridden over 2f out, 5th and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, kept on one pace
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
soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and asserted over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along and no impression under 3f out, soon no extra, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders on far rail, 6th halfway, some headway 3f out and ridden over 2f out, no impression in 3rd from over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and some headway 2f out, 2nd and no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along in rear of mid-division over 2f out, 9th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
Magna Grecia's victory in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket threw up as many questions as answers. There was no doubting his eventual superiority over 66/1 chance King Of Change but the pair looked to have the best of the draw and Skardu, the Craven Stakes winner, stayed on strongly on the opposite side of the track. The winner had beaten Phoenix Of Spain by a head in the Futurity at Doncaster but the latter was almost two lengths behind TOO DARN HOT in the Champagne Stakes on the same track earlier. John Gosden's charge was ante-post favourite for the first colt's classic but had to miss the race and didn't return until the Dante, where he couldn't get past Telecaster. The Dewhurst winner has the combination of blistering pace and stamina required for this and can return to winning ways. Decrypt looked smart when landing a Cork conditions race though this is a huge step up in grade while Shelir came with a very strong run to land a Listed contest over 7f here earlier this month.
Decrypt 7-4fav (9-4) Mid-division on inner, headway under 2f out and pushed along to lead 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Cork 7f gd in Apr beating Manjeer (9-4) by 3l, 11 ran.
Emaraaty Ana 66-1 (9-0) Raced far side alone, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 18th of 19, 33 3/4l behind Magna Grecia (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gd in May.
Globe Theatre (USA) 12-1 (9-5) Bumped rival start, raced in 5th early, effort straight, no impression and one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 15, 6 3/4l behind Wargrave (9-5) at Naas 7f mdn Yielding - Soft in Mar.
Guaranteed (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, 4th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear early straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 6 3/4l behind Broome (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in May.
Hillwalker 9-1 (9-5) Soon led, pressed 2f out, soon joined, led and stayed on best final furlong, won at Gowran Park 7f mdn gf in Jun beating Christmas (9-5) by nk, 13 ran.
I Am Superman (IRE) 11-8fav (9-3) A little keen, soon raced in 4th, closed up under 3f out travelling smoothly, pushed along and on terms 2f out, gained narrow lead over 1f out and wandered slightly, joined inside final furlong, soon headed and no extra, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Shelir (9-3) at Curragh 7f lst stks (1) Yielding in May.
Magna Grecia (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Tracked stand side leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gd in May beating King Of Change (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 19 ran.
Mohawk (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) In touch, dropped to rear over 5f out, headway on outer approaching final furlong, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Circus Maximus (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f lst stks (1) gs in May.
Old Glory (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Broke well to lead, 1 length clear halfway, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed and headed under 1f out, no extra close home and dropped to 3rd, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Coral Beach (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Oct.
Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance when hampered inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, hd behind Magna Grecia (9-1) at Doncaster 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Shelir (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) A little keen, soon raced in 6th, pushed along from 3f out, headway to lead over 50yds out, soon asserted and stayed on well, won at Curragh 7f lst stks (1) Yielding in May beating Eclipse Storm (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Skardu 8-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd close home, and lead centre group, 3rd of 19, 4 1/4l behind Magna Grecia (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gd in May.
Too Darn Hot Evensfav (9-0) Raced freely, held up in 4th, closed over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, soon pressing winner, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Telecaster (9-0) at York 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in May.
Van Beethoven (CAN) (9-2) 6th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Persian King (9-2) at Longchamp 1m Grp 1 stks gs in May.
