held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, hard driven to challenge 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led early, tracked leader, weakened 2f out
always behind
slowly away, behind, headway over 2f out, never on terms
soon driven to lead at strong pace, headed well over 1f out, no extra
mid-division, headway and effort well over 1f out, soon one pace
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, soon weakened
It will be interesting to see how Richard Hannon's James Barrymore, a son of Fraam, shapes up in the market on his debut but he will need to be useful to get the better of CAFE GRECO, who is preferred to Advertisement. Jeremy Noseda's colt ran promisingly on his debut when a close fourth behind Quarrel in an Ascot maiden and he has to be respected after that effort. Saeed Bin Suroor has the Godolphin team in good heart at present so Navy List cannot be discounted but he needs to improve dramatically from his debut outing at Newmarket last month to get involved at the business end of the race. Mick Channon's Aattash has the benefit of experience but has been readily held in all three starts, while Marco Botti's Kavak disappointed at Yarmouth last time but may do better on a faster surface today. The vote though goes to Peter Makin's Cafe Greco who has run well in both starts so far and he is taken to build on a promising outing behind Blakey's Boy at Salisbury last time.
Aattash (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, raced keenly, lost 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 11l behind Tukitinyasok (8-12) at Ayr 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jul.
Advertisement (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden green, every chance 2f out, stayed on well towards finish, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Quarrel (9-0) at Ascot 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Cafe Greco 9-2 (9-3) Prominent, weakened final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Blakey's Boy (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Jul.
Comedy Act 8-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 9, 37l behind Suffolk Punch (9-3) at Epsom Downs 7f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Jul.
James Barrymore Fraam colt out of Nine Red.
Kavak 5-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, hung left and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 10, 19l behind Nideeb (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jul.
Navy List (FR) 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, never dangerous, 11th of 17, 13l behind Simenon (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Superhoops Hunting Lion gelding out of Colonial Lady.
Kinky Afro (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Always towards rear, no impression, 10th of 15, 17l behind Bahati (8-4) at Newbury 6f fll mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Little Meadow (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Raced stands side, outpaced and always in rear, 11th of 12, 25l behind Huygens (9-3) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Jun.
Dontbugthebunny (USA) 25-1 (8-8) Hampered start, behind and outpaced, headway 2f out, kept on, never able to challenge, 4th of 11, 12l behind Shamandar (8-4) at Ripon 6f 2yo fll mdn aut (5) gd in Jul.
Vadition (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 13th of 15, 16l behind Mistic Magic (9-0) at Newbury 7f 2yo stks (4) gf in Jun.