chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ridden out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out weakened 2f out
held up and keen, ridden over 3f out weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
A very interesting finale that is boosted by the presence of Giants Causeway's full brother Tiger Dance, who is given a tentative nomination over Elliots World and Rob Roy, who is on a retrieval mission after his very disappointing effort in the 2,000 Guineas. In The Fan also caught they eye with a handful of useful efforts as a juvenile and it will be dangerous to rule him out too quickly. A careful monitoring of the betting is recommended where he is concerned. Rob Roy had the loftiest of reputations at the start of the season, but they were blown right out of the water when he failed to beat a horse home in the Guineas. His trainer has reported that he has suffered from sore shins and a bout of lameness. But is now obviously back on the right track. Sir Michael Stoute is always a dangerous man to oppose but his charge does have plenty to prove today. Elliots World is a game and consistent performer that has strung together a series of good efforts. However, he has been very hard to win with and, as he is now fully exposed, he looks vulnerable to an improver. Which is exactly what he will face in the shape of Tiger Dance, who will have the eyes of the breeding industry clocking his every move this afternoon. Aidan O'Brien has been very patient with this son of Storm Cat, who has been very slow to come to hand this term. Tiger Dance got off the mark without breaking sweat on his only start to date and looks a very interesting type for the back-end of the season. The Queen Elizabeth, Champion and Diadem Stakes are possible targets if all goes to plan for Tiger Dance today.
Elliots World (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 19, nk behind Momtic (9-6) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Rob Roy (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Held up, raced keenly, pushed along well over 2f out, soon faded and eased, last of 19, 27l behind Footstepsinthesand (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Apr.
Subpoena 8-1 (8-6) Held up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Prince Of Thebes (8-11) at Warwick 7f stk (4) gf in Aug.
Tiger Dance (USA) 4-5fav (9-2) Dwelt, settled 4th, 3rd and headway entering straight, led under 1 1/2f out, soon quickened clear, easily, won at Leopardstown 7f 2yo mdn gf beating Irish Question (8-11) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
World Series (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, mid-division, not clear run over 1f out and inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Resplendent Nova (8-10) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Credential Dansili colt, half-brother to the classy Landseer and several other winners.
Joint Aspiration (9-0) Prominent when came wide into straight, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 7l behind Viane Rose (9-0) at Deauville 1m 2f fll stk Grp 3 sft in Aug.
In The Fan (USA) 13-8fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Northern Splendour (9-4) at Nottingham 1m nov stk (D) gd in Aug '04.
