held up towards rear, pushed along and no headway over 2f out, never a factor
chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went never dangerous 4th close home
held up towards rear, ridden on outside 2f out, soon edged left and no headway, plugged on inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden and no response 2f out, modest late headway
tracked leaders on inside, hung left from over 2f out, went 3rd inside final 2f until inside final furlong, weakened and lost 4th close home
took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out
very awkwardly away and raced awkwardly in rear, well behind halfway, tailed off
keen to post, took keen hold, held up in mid-division, not clear run until switched right inside final 2f, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on strongly to lead towards finish
chased leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards
A wide-open affair in which AARDWOLF is a hopeful choice. He faded right out of contention the last day but had impressed when winning at Doncaster previously. That last run is best forgotten and the Johnson horses do have a tendency to bounce back after a poor run or two. Expect to see Franny Norton ride an aggressive race and try to see them off one by one. Eaton Square revealed useful ability last term and looks the danger. He's been absent for over 220 days but the booking of Ryan Moore indicates connections mean business. Atteq and Black Trilby are contenders from the foot of the weights whilst Musawaat, Zamjar and Firefright all showed enough last time to be worthy of consideration.
Eaton Square 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Pleaseletmewin (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Aardwolf (USA) 8-1 (8-4) Soon chasing winner, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 10, 12 1/2l behind Sutter County (9-0) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Wahash (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Led, hard ridden over 1f out, strongly challenged throughout final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 5, hd behind Me Too Nagasaki (8-8) at Doncaster 1m hcp (3) hvy in May.
Dr Julius No 16-1 (9-4) Held up in last pair, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Atty Persse (9-1) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Musawaat 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon rallied, kept on well, 2nd of 9, hd behind Mjjack (9-1) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) hvy in May.
Firefright (IRE) 5-4fav (9-1) Prominent, keen early, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr beating Mountain Angel (9-1) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Plant Pot Power (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, bumped after 1f, led over 7f out, pulled hard, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Drochaid (8-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in May.
Zamjar 11-4fav (8-12) Pushed along to chase leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, just held on, won at Chester 6f hcp (3) gd in May beating Munro (9-6) by nk, 10 ran.
Alkashaaf (USA) 9-2jfav (9-3) Mid-division, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 14l behind Wick Powell (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Atteq 6-5fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, headway to challenge 3f out, led narrowly 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Thomas Cranmer (9-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (4) gf in May.
Juanito Chico (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up towards rear, good headway in centre over 1f out, led 1f out, headed and no extra last strides, 3rd of 16, nk behind Hajaj (8-12) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Black Trilby (IRE) 3-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind On To Victory (9-3) at Leicester 1m hcp (4) sft in May.
