chased leaders out wide, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge
chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, unable to quicken close home
outpaced in rear, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up in last pair, headway on inside hanging left over 1f out, never going pace to threaten
chased leaders, pushed along and strong run inside final furlong, led final strides
off the pace towards rear, never involved
pressed leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final strides
Newyorkstateofmind bounced right back to form with a clear-cut Bath success recently and makes plenty of appeal off the bottom rung at a venue where he usually runs well. Total Commitment didn't run at all badly in the Buckingham Palace at the Royal meeting and is also likely to appreciate the return to sprinting, whilst the latest Doncaster run of Treacherous suggested that he's ready to strike sooner or later. It's a tight race but RAAEB will find this far easier than his latest run in the Wokingham Stakes and this lightly-race sort should be a leading player here off a mark of 97. Interestingly, the first-time visor applied for that latest effort is now dispensed with.
Raaeb (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Raced far side, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 18th of 21, 15 1/2l behind Rohaan (9-8) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) sft in Jun.
Total Commitment (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear stands side, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 28, 11 1/4l behind Highfield Princess (8-11) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Muscika 4-1 (10-1) Edged right start, led until over 4f out, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, finished 5th, placed 4th, 5th of 7, at Epsom 6f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Open Wide (USA) 14-1 (9-9) Chased leader until pushed along inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Edraak (9-12) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Treacherous 14-1 (9-8) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway far side of group chasing leaders 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, found no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Giogiobbo (8-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Mohareb 22-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, every chance until not pace of winner nearing finish, kept on, 3rd of 14, 1/4l behind Caspian Queen (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in May.
Spirit Of May 40-1 (9-0) Held up, never on terms, 12th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Look Out Louis (9-1) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Newyorkstateofmind 12-1 (9-7) Made all, narrow advantage entering final furlong, ran on strongly close home, won at Bath 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Razor Glass (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.