tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden out
in touch, not handle track and lost place 4f out
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on
close up, ridden over 3f out, slightly outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong
Lowther Stakes and Cheveley Park winner HOORAY led the field for much of the way in the 1000 Guineas before fading into mid-division. Her trainer had voiced his concerns over her fitness before the race and she should be spot-on here with the shorter trip also likely to be more suited to her style. Her overall form is far superior to that of her rivals and hopefully she can prove that she's trained on and take this. Utley has performed with credit in Listed company over the C&D this season and could still have some improvement in him while Chilworth Lad has run well at this level and did well to land a very competitive Salisbury handicap last time. The remaining trio must all show significant improvement on what they have shown so far to take a hand.
Hooray 9-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 18, 11l behind Blue Bunting (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Fll Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Casual Glimpse (9-2) 6th of 11, 17l behind Excelebration (9-2) at Cologne(GER) 1m 3yo Grp 2 (1) gd in May.
Chilworth Lad 14-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) fm in May beating Perfect Mission (7-13) by 1l, 12 ran.
Lord Of The Stars (USA) 5-1 (8-7) 5th of 12, 5l behind Crying Lightening (8-2) at Meydan(UAE) 7f con stks gd in Mar.
Utley (USA) 3-1 (9-0) Raced center keen, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on, one pace, 5th of 6, 6l behind Codemaster (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Listed stks 3yo (1) gf in May.
Vanguard Dream 7-2 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 11l behind Winter's Night (8-4) at Ascot 7f 3yo hcp (2) gf in May.