dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, pushed along over 2f out, effort when short of room from over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly inside final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out
dwelt in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
went right start, raced wide close up, ridden when short of room over 1f out, soon weakened
raced wide held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
raced wide in rear, headway over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Majestic Moon put up a much-improved performance over course and distance last time and is likely to make a bold bid here but his losing run stretches back to 2015. The in-form Joe Packet has never won at this distance and doubts over the suitability of the trip also apply to Field of Vision. NOBLE PEACE was dropped in class after a tilt at the Victoria Cup and showed plenty of resolution to win over course and distance last month - he can take a tricky looking contest ahead of Pastoral Player, though the course specialist pushed him close last time and can't be ignored.
Pastoral Player 6-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out strong run inside final furlong, ran on, went 2nd towards finish and closed, just held, 2nd of 12, hd behind Noble Peace (9-3) at Goodwood 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Noble Peace 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, held on (hand-timed), won at Goodwood 7f hcp (4) gd in May beating Pastoral Player (9-7) by hd, 12 ran.
Pearl Spectre (USA) 40-1 (8-10) Mid-division on outside, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Reputation (8-10) at Epsom 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Fiftyshadesofgrey (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, no headway, 13th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Gossiping (8-7) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Majestic Moon (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Led, joined 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed approaching final furlong, still pressing leader inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Noble Peace (9-3) at Goodwood 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Monteverdi (FR) 7-2 (9-9) Taken to race alone towards far side, never on terms with main group leaders, 7th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Major Pusey (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gs in May.
In The Red (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Chased leaders 4f, 12th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Reputation (8-10) at Epsom 6f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Joe Packet 25-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, edged right inside final furlong, just held on, won at Goodwood 6f hcp (4) gd in May beating Morache Music (9-3) by ns, 9 ran.
Field of Vision (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Raced near side throughout, held up, plugged on final furlong, never on terms with main group, 6th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Major Pusey (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gs in May.
