broke well to lead narrowly, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner under 1f out
rear of mid-division, dropped to 8th halfway, under pressure 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out
in touch, pushed along in 3rd halfway, dropped to 5th 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong to 3rd closing stages, not trouble principals
slowly into stride, soon rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, progress to 4th 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on same pace in 5th final 100 yards
chased leader, 4th halfway, progress 2f out, good headway to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on strongly final furlong, comfortably
rear of mid-division, dropped to rear and under pressure halfway, detached 1 1/2f out, no extra, eased closing stages
soon tracked leader in close 2nd, under pressure 2f out, dropped to 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no extra, lost 3rd closing stages
slowly into stride, raced in rear, progress to 7th halfway, effort under 2f out, ridden in 6th over 1f out, no impression, kept on same pace
Beckford won first time out as a juvenile and was only just beaten in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh. He went to race in the USA and made a successful debut at Churchill Downs last April but didn't run again and is back with Gordon Elliott. Paul Midgley does well with his raiders and Final Venture arrives in good shape after a close second when attempting to concede 18lb at Musselburgh. Aidan O'Brien has three entries and the filly GOSSAMER WINGS, beaten a short-head in the Queen Mary at Ascot, had a nice blow-out at Cork following a long absence and could take high rank among sprinters this season. Soffia has managed to win four very good races and looked up to this level when beaten a neck by Urban Beat here last month.
Beckford 6-4fav (8-11) Bothered st, strolled, won at Churchill Downs 5f stks gd in Apr beating Salmanazar (8-11) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Final Venture 10-1 (9-7) Soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Saaheq (8-3) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
All The King's Men (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Soon led, joined approaching halfway, soon headed and weakened final furlong, 14th of 15, 15 1/2l behind Sergei Prokofiev (9-0) at Navan 6f lst stks (1) gd in Mar.
Julia's Magic (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Rear of mid-division, no impression straight, never a factor, 10th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Stormy Belle (8-9) at Gowran Park 7f hcp fll Yielding - Soft in Apr.
Rapid Reaction (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Prominent, 2nd approaching halfway, lost position from over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 14, 15 3/4l behind Medicine Jack (9-5) at Navan 6f lst stks (1) Yielding in Oct.
Soffia 4-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, improved to lead travelling well under 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, no extra in 2nd close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Urban Beat (9-9) at Naas 5f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in Apr.
Show Must Go On (FR) (9-2) 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Sexy Metro (9-2) at Maisons-Laffitte 5f lst stks gd in Jun.
Fantasy (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, soon no extra, weakened, 9th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Lethal Promise (9-0) at Cork 5f lst fll stks (1) gd in May.
Gossamer Wings (USA) 7-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear on far side, headway between horses 2f out and pushed along to challenge over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards, 6th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Lethal Promise (9-0) at Cork 5f lst fll stks (1) gd in May.
