tracked leaders, ridden, effort over 2f out, soon under pressure, no impression over 1f out, weakened, lost 3rd inside final furlong
started slowly, lost 4 lengths, in rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on strongly from over 1f out, took 3rd inside final furlong, closing near finish
held up 4th, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
pulled hard in 5th, ridden over 2f out, no headway, never dangerous
soon led, ridden 3f out, stayed on strongly when headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on
Sadeek can foil the hat-trick bid of Mubaashir, with Always Fruitful and Going Straight best of the rest. Kevin Ryan's juveniles are really starting to hit top gear now, and with that in mind we shall rely on Sadeek to follow up his York debut success over Abraham Lincoln. The son of Kyllachy showed plenty of speed as the pair pulled nine lengths clear of the remainder, and as he is rated Royal Ascot material by connections, he is taken to emphasise that fact here with ground conditions still in his favour. Mubaashir has done nothing wrong yet but the feeling is that that he will do well to give 5lb to the selection judged on his defeat of Cav Okay at Chester last time. Always Fruitful deserves his place in the line-up but is another with a bit to do along with Going Straight who is on the upgrade but still out of his depth. All in all, we expect Sadeek to fully justify his growing reputation before lining up in the Coventry Stakes.
Mubaashir (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chester 5f 2yo stk (2) gf in May beating Cav Okay (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Always Fruitful 4-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Hellvelyn (8-11) at Pontefract 6f 2yo stk (2) gs in May.
Lord Charles 11-1 (8-11) Led over 3f out, headed approaching final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Hoh Mike (9-0) at Windsor 5f 2yo stk (2) gs in May.
Loves Bidding 25-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 12l behind Baby Strange (9-3) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs in May.
Sadeek 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to regain lead close home, won at York 6f 2yo mdn (3) sft in May beating Abraham Lincoln (9-3) by a hd, 7 ran.
Going Straight (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, led approaching final furlong, edged right inside final furlong, driven out, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in May beating Sans Reward (8-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
