led narrowly, headed 7f out, with leader, driven 3f out, soon lost place, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no impression
held up in last pair in touch, headway on outside over 4f out, effort over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, edged left and right inside final furlong, kept on
held up in last pair in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, chased leaders when hung right inside final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
pressed leader, led narrowly 7f out, ridden inside final 2f, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra and dropped to 4th towards finish
tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
prominent on outside, disputed lead briefly over 7f out, challenged over 2f out, every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra final 110 yards
It's difficult to dismiss any of these out of hand so AIR OF GLORY can only be a tentative selection. He scored at Lingfield on his recent racecourse debut and the Godolphin colt should be in the mix with normal improvement. Masquerading went close over track and trip in one of these series of qualifiers last week and Zeus Magic was placed in a higher grade version on his latest start. Autun will have benefited for his recent reappearance at Newbury and has claims while Rundell and She's Late make more appeal than Marco Botti's duo, who both ran below par last time.
Air Of Glory (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Ran in snatches, towards rear, progress to mid-division over 6f out, wide and headway to press leaders when edged left approaching
Masquerading 4-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, soon tracking leader until halfway, tracked leading pair, went 2nd again on inside 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, found no extra and held final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Interior Minister (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Rundell 3-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd and edged right inside final furlong, ran on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Bold Sniper (9-5) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Autun (USA) 5-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden and edged left, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 9, 9l behind Prairie Ranger (8-8) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
She's Late 7-2 (9-5) Keen close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Bedouin Invader (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Zeus Magic 5-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Disclaimer (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol in May.
Gioia Di Vita 9-4fav (8-11) In touch, headway to go 3rd 6f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Ralston Road (9-7) at Chester 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Magical Kingdom (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, headway into mid-division after 2f, closed 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 15l behind Prairie Ranger (8-8) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
