raced wide held up, ridden and edged right over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd near finish, no threat to winner
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
keen close up, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
made all, hung left bend 8f out, shaken up over 1f out, quickened clear, eased inside final furlong
raced wide pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish
The favourite has won four of the last five renewals and ROMSDAL will likely prove a warm order in this. Clear at the weights, John Gosden's charge ended last season with a second to Kingston Hill in the St Leger and should cope with today's drop back in distance. Solar Deity has come up against a couple of progressive types in Mindurownbusiness and Tryster recently and should go well along with Red Galileo, who hails from last year's winning yard. Aussie Reigns and Afonso De Sousa have a bit to find in this company.
Afonso De Sousa (USA) 50-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, went right start, led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 11l behind Tryster (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f Group 3 (1) pol.
Aussie Reigns (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) 11th of 12, 39l behind Flying The Flag (9-3) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f hcp gd in Feb.
Red Galileo 9-2 (8-11) Held up in last trio, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 16l behind Sky Hunter (9-4) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.
Romsdal 13-2 (9-1) Held up mid-division, took keen hold, soon tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, le dover 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Kingston Hill (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 7f 3yo Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep.
Solar Deity (IRE) 11-2 (9-10) Dwelt in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Mindurownbusiness (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-105 (2).