stumbled badly leaving stalls and nearly fell, in rear, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders
in touch, headway 2f out, soon chased leader, led inside final furlong, ridden out
in rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach winner
raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace
clear with leader until led 7f out, reduced lead over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
led and clear with one other, headed 7f out, chased leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked clear leading pair, closed over 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
John Gosden always targets this race and has won the last four. TURGENEV looked a nice prospect when scoring at Newmarket and wasn't disgraced in the Group 1 Futurity at Doncaster. He didn't enjoy soft ground on his comeback at Newbury and will be ready for this. Arthur Kitt is undoubtedly the form pick on his victory in the Chesham at Royal Ascot and his excellent run in the Breeders' Cup. He also won easily first time out so the lack of a run shouldn't be a concern, though Cape Of Good Hope finished three lengths in front of him in the Royal Lodge and Aidan O'Brien's charge has an obvious chance stepping up to a more suitable trip. Mackaar hails from a yard in top form and has a Derby entry though he'll need to step up on his Lingfield victory while the Frankel colt Cap Francais could do no more than win his two novice races in good style.
Arthur Kitt 33-1 (8-10) Inside, willing, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Line Of Duty (8-10) at Churchill Downs 1m fm in Nov.
Cape Of Good Hope (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) In touch, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Mohawk (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Sep.
Cap Francais 3-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, switched right and headway to lead 2f out, clear when ridden 1f out, stayed on, readily, won at Haydock 1m stks (4) gs in Sep beating Prefontaine (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Mackaar (IRE) 4-5fav (9-9) Tracked leader, led 8f out, soon headed, tracked leader, pushed along over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Apr beating Damon Runyon (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Massam 6-4fav (8-12) Led, hung left over 1f out, headed and hung right entering final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Spanish Mission (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (3) pol in Nov.
Sameem (IRE) 3-1cfav (9-5) Made all, drew clear well over 1f out, readily, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Forest Of Dean (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Turgenev 9-4 (9-5) Held up, short lived effort over 2f out, 7th of 9, 15 1/4l behind King Ottokar (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2f stks (3) sft in Apr.
