pulled hard, pulled way into lead 5f out, pressed 2f out, soon headed and lost 2nd, rallied to press for 2nd near finish but no chance with winner
chased leaders in 4th, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten
steadied rear, last straight, ridden on outer 3f out, no impression
led until 5f out, chased leader to inside final 2f, soon weakened
keen hold, tracked leaders in 3rd, challenged between horses 2f out, soon led, in command final furlong, ridden out, readily
held up in touch, chased winner inside final 2f, found little under pressure and held final furlong, just held on for 2nd
Withdrawn
Kingsgate Prince was good value for his win in a Listed race over six furlongs at Newbury last time and this extra furlong should be ideal for John Best's colt, who is taken to follow up at the main expense of Bouboulina and Upper Hand. The last mentioned ran with credit in similar company at York last time and could do better on today's slightly faster ground, while Mutawajid would probably want the ground to be even faster and is held by the selection on running last time anyway. Racer Forever and Art Market are others held by Kingsgate Prince and of more interest may be Dingaan, who has been running well on the all-weather but needs to improve on previous turf form to get involved. Ed Dunlop's Bouboulina is less exposed than any of her rivals after just two starts and could be anything but Kingsgate Prince is the clear form pick and he gets the vote.
Sunny King (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up, headway on outside 2f out, chased leading pair 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead final 100 yards, won at Newbury 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in May beating Assertive (9-1) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Art Market (CAN) 7-1 (8-11) Broke well, soon held up mid-division, raced keenly, ridden and headway to chase leaders 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 13, 8l behind Kingsgate Prince (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Dingaan (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Led, pressed, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 3l behind Orchard Supreme (8-7) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (3) pol in May.
Mutawajid (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Kingsgate Prince (9-1) at Newbury 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in May.
Racer Forever (USA) 20-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, held up in rear, nudged along and kept on final furlong, never reached challenging position, 6th of 10, 7l behind Kingsgate Prince (9-1) at Newbury 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in May.
Bouboulina 11-4 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind Saville Road (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 3yo stk (4) gf in Apr.
Upper Hand 7-2 (9-4) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Levera (8-13) at York 7f lst hcp (1) gs in May.
