led, headed under 3f out, pushed along and hung right 2f out, ran on until dropped to 3rd well inside final furlong
tracked leader in 2nd, led under 3f out, niggled along under 2f out and over length ahead entering final 1f, ran on well final furlong and always doing enough closing stages
held up in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, closed into 3rd over 1f out, ran on well final furlong and took 2nd near finish
slowly into stride, raced in last and soon niggled along, pushed along over 3f out and soon struggling, left behind under 2f out
Honorah and Wiganese will need to improve on efforts to date against some fair juveniles, of which POPPY PETAL is just preferred. An easy winner on the soft in May, she understandably found life tough when sent to Royal Ascot for the Queen Mary Stakes but sets the standard now returned to nursery company. She is unproven on the forecast good to firm ground but is taken to concede 4lb to I'm A Gambler who has perhaps not progressed as well as expected after a very promising Yarmouth debut. Shaladar has shown a fair level of ability without looking like winning but now has a first start since being gelded.
Poppy Petal (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Raced in mid-division near side, weakened final 2f, 18th of 21, 13l behind Quick Suzy (9-0) at Ascot 5f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
I'm A Gambler (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and bumped by winner over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Ever Given (9-7) at Chester 7f (4) gs in Jul.
Shaladar (FR) 3-1 (9-5) Led, soon disputing lead, pushed along before 2f out, lost lead 2f out, stayed on, 3rd of 6, 6 1/4l behind Mot And The Messer (9-5) at Ripon 6f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Honorah 9-2 (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Hotline Bling (9-5) at Thirsk 5f stks (5) gf in May.
Wiganese (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Slightly slow to stride, always in rear, last of 9, 13 1/2l behind Atomic Lady (8-12) at York 6f (4) gd in Jul.