chased leader, ridden and lost second over 2f out, dropped to rear and weakened over 1f out
held up in last, nudged along briefly over 4f out, went third over 3f out, ridden and went second over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no match for winner
made all, ridden over 2f out, went clear final furlong, stayed on strongly, impressive
raced in third, outpaced and dropped to last over 3f out, soon ridden, went third over 1f out, plugged on final furlong
This Listed prize has tempted Charlie Appleby to send a rare runner to the track and NAHANNI has leading claims. The latter finished in front of West Wind Blows when seventh in the Derby and beat Zain Sarinda when landing the Blue Riband at Epsom before that. The latter has since gone close in Listed company at Newmarket with Groundbreaker well behind and may prove the biggest threat to the Godolphin horse.
Nahanni 7-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, bumped going into first turn, well off the pace in last trio, steady headway on inside 2f out, soon ridden, 6th and no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 8l behind Eldar Eldarov (9-2) at Ascot 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
Groundbreaker (GER) 25-1 (8-12) Raced freely towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, short of room from 2f out to 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well to go fourth final 100yds, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 6l behind Missed The Cut (9-3) at Ascot 1m 2f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
West Wind Blows (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, lost 2nd soon after, chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 9th of 17, 14 1/2l behind Desert Crown (9-2) at Epsom 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Jun.
Zain Sarinda (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Led, ridden 2f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Ottoman Fleet (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in May.