slow away, behind, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, not trouble leaders
prominent to halfway
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slow away, mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon ridden, weakened and hung left over 1f out
chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong
slow away, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in rear and keen, effort over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, not trouble leaders
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slow away, held up behind, never dangerous
led, ridden well over 1f out, soon under pressure, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, one pace
outpaced behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong
Majorca, Indiana Blues, Hawaajes and Grey Gurkha are the four to concentrate on here and the nomination is given to Majorca. The selection ran well when finishing second behind Alderney Race at Leicester last time, and as he is not up against anything of that class here, he is taken to score. This colt from the John Gosden yard really caught the eye that day and with conditions to suit it would be a surprise if he was not good enough to take this. Indiana Blues rates the main danger, and his latest disappointing effort at Goodwood can be forgiven as he did not handle the track that day. He showed plenty of ability in his three runs last season and with more improvement expected he could go well. Hawaajes could go well if he is allowed an uncontested lead as he likes to bowl along in front, while Grey Gurkha will have to improve on his debut effort to trouble the principles here, although the step up in trip may help. However, for the winner we return to Majorca.