in touch, ridden 3f out, beaten when carried left over 1f out
slowly into stride, slightly outpaced in rear, switched left over 1f out, stayed on, not reached leaders
reared at start, soon tracking leaders, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, ran on again inside final furlong, not reached winner
outpaced in rear, eased when beaten over a furlong out
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, weakening
dwelt, in touch on inside, ridden over 1f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
mid-division, ridden, outpaced 4f out, stayed on from 1f out to have slight chance close home, not run on
prominent, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened 1f out
This race provides an excellent opportunity for Dancing Lyra to gain a first career win; the dangers may come from the newcomers Gavroche, Fritillary and Mindset. Dancing Lyra was not disgraced in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot last time and all three of his runs are well above the performances of the others to have previously raced, so John Hills' colt deserves to get his head in front here. Mark Wallace has made an excellent impression with his juvenile team this term, so the market is likely to provide a guide as to the chances of the nicely-bred debutant, Gavroche, while Fritillary hails from another stable that is capable of produving a winner first time out and is also respected. But Dancing Lyra sets a decent standard here and looks the one they all have to beat.
