in 6th place 4f out, 4th and well held inside final furlong, eased
in lead 4f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed towards finish
in 2nd place 4f out, challenging 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, 3rd and held near finish
in 5th place 4f out, behind and struggling inside final furlong
in 4th place 4f out, in last pair and beaten inside final furlong
close 3rd 4f out, challenging in close 3rd inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish
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The top three all ran in the Hungerford at Newbury eight days ago. Dream Of Dreams fared best but less than a length separated Sir Michael Stoute’s four-year-old, Breton Rock and Dutch Connection. RAID was a close-up fourth in the Greenham over this trip on his reappearance and in among top-class milers when eighth subsequently in the 2000 Guineas, when he didn’t get the clearest of runs. He’s been off the track since but is still a colt of some potential. Dancing Star had no luck at all in a fillies’ Group 3 here earlier in the month and was the moral winner. She acts on the track so is respected while Anna Nerium has been highly tried since winning the European Free Handicap in April.
Breton Rock (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, driven over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to take narrow 3rd inside final furlong, not reach front pair, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Sir Dancealot (9-9) at Newbury 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Dream Of Dreams (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Soon led, driven over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on but no match for winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Sir Dancealot (9-9) at Newbury 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Cardsharp 14-1 (9-2) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 15th of 27, 4 1/2l behind Burnt Sugar (9-2) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul.
Good Effort (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Bumped start, always prominent, led 2f out, edged right towards stands rail over 1f out, clear final furlong, easily, won at Newbury 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug beating Lethal Lunch (9-5) by 5l, 8 ran.
Raid (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Merged with centre group 5f out towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway when became unbalanced approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish, 8th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Saxon Warrior (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gd in May.
Anna Nerium 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Alpha Centauri (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Dutch Connection 12-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, not quicken inside final 100 yards, 7th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Sir Dancealot (9-3) at Goodwood 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Jul.
Salateen 7-1 (10-0) Led but pressed, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Rufus King (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Aug.
Zhui Feng (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Led, pressed early, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 7 1/4l behind Beat The Bank (9-1) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Dancing Star 7-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, hampered over 1f out, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, ran on well when in the clear, went 2nd close home, unlucky, 2nd of 16, nk behind Pretty Baby (8-11) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Aug.
