led and clear, ridden 2f out, soon strongly pressed, headed under 1f out, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong
dwelt, soon chased leader in 2nd, ridden over 2f out, dropped to moderate 3rd 2f out, soon no impression on leaders, dropped to moderate 4th inside final furlong
held up in last, moderate last halfway, ridden in moderate 4th 2f out, kept on without threatening leaders, went moderate 3rd inside final furlong
held up in 4th, ridden in last 2f out, soon no impression, never a factor
chased leaders in 3rd, moderate 3rd halfway, pushed along in 2nd 2f out, headway to lead and ridden under 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, comfortably
MINDING has frightened away what opposition there may have been and the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks winner should take this in her stride. She was surprisingly beaten here in the Irish 1,000 Guineas but she looks in a different class to these rivals. Luca Cumani has his horses in good form so the progressive Koora could be the one to snaffle a decent prize for second spot after her excellent run in the Middleton at York, where she had subsequent Saint-Cloud Group 2 winner Speedy Boarding behind. Lucida has been disappointing since landing the Rockfel as a two-year-old.
Bocca Baciata (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ran freely, progress to lead briefly entering straight, ridden under 2f out and no impression in 3rd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 9 1/2l behind Fascinating Rock (9-3) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) Yielding - Soft in May.
Koora 8-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, never going pace to reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Beautiful Romance (9-0) at York 1m 2f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in May.
Lucida (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Towards rear, switched right over 3f out, headway when not clear run entering final furlong, soon switched left, stayed on, 6th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Usherette (9-3) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 fll stks (1) sft in Jun.
Speedy Boarding (8-10) won at Saint-Cloud 1m 2f Grp 2 stks gd in May beating Siljan's Saga (9-1) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Minding (IRE) 10-11fav (9-0) Held up in rear, headway into mid-division 8f out, going for run on inside when badly hampered 4f out until switched left to rail over 3f out, headway soon after, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Epsom 1m 4f Grp 1 fll (1) gs in Jun beating Architecture (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
