chased leaders, effort 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon no impression
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms
mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on well final furlong
prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway halfway, weakened over 1f out
in touch, lost place over 2f out
tracked leader, every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out
slowly into stride, always behind
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
led until over 2f out, soon weakened and eased
dwelt, behind, smooth headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched left to challenge inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, hard driven over 3f out, soon lost place
Last year's winner had competed in the Victoria Cup beforehand and a few of these took part in the same race at Ascot three weeks ago. TARTIFLETTE came out the best of them when beaten three lengths in sixth with Glen Moss, Lightning Cloud and Born To Surprise all behind. Ed McMahon's filly can confirm superiority and land this prize. Mezzotint just got the better of Poetic Dancer over track and trip last time and that pair are hard to separate while Diescentric steps up a grade after a decent comeback in soft ground at Newcastle behind Amazing Amoray. The latter is up 5lb today while Red Seventy is also facing a much tougher task after scoring in lesser company at Newmarket last time.
Es Que Love (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Held up, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 15, 12l behind Navajo Chief (9-1) at York 1m listed hcp 0-110 (1) gd in May.
Rex Imperator 16-1 (8-11) 12th of 14, 24l behind Mandaean (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 1m hcp gd in Jan.
Born To Surprise 16-1 (8-10) Held up inmid-division, headway near side over 2f out, ridden and no extra entering final furlong, 13th of 26, 9l behind Excellent Guest (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Lightning Cloud (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 14th of 26, 10l behind Excellent Guest (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Tartiflette 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, effort going well over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 26, 3 1/2l behind Excellent Guest (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
I'm So Glad 14-1 (8-13) Stumbled start, chased leader until 5f out, remained prominent in 3rd, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off, last of 13, well behind George Guru (8-10) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in May.
Mezzotint (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway under pressure 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May beating Poetic Dancer (8-10) by hd, 14 ran.
Crius (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Bumped start, led and soon 10 length clear, reduced lead 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 14, 19l behind Directorship (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.
Poetic Dancer 8-1 (8-10) Prominent, led over 2f out, soon ridden, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 14, hd behind Mezzotint (9-3) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
Diescentric (USA) 9-1 (9-6) Steadied and went right start, held up, headway when not clearest of runs inside final 2f, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to reach winner, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Amazing Amoray (8-12) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in May.
Stevie Thunder 25-1 (8-11) In rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 4th of 14, 6l behind Directorship (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.
Glen Moss (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 26, 9l behind Excellent Guest (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Amazing Amoray (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Made all, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in May beating Kingscroft (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Lutine Bell 8-1 (9-2) Always behind, 6th of 7, 10l behind Boots And Spurs (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) sft in May.
Red Seventy 14-1 (9-3) Raced stand side with one other, tracked leader, ridden and edged right over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May beating Albaqaa (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 18 ran.
Majestic Oasis 20-1 (9-3) Outpaced in rear, never a factor, 7th of 8, 25l behind Lily's Angel (9-3) at Lingfield 7f flls Group 3 stks (1) sft in May.
