held up but in touch, ridden and headway inside final 2f, one pace final furlong
held up, effort halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway on stands rail from well over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
in touch, driven 3f out, weakened 2f out
always prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
held up in touch, weakened well over 1f out
chased winner, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on same pace
made all, pushed along from over 1f out, well in command when flashed tail inside final furlong, ran on strongly
held up, pushed along well over 2f out, never dangerous
Emirates Skyline created a favourable impression when making a winning debut at Doncaster last month and Godolphin's son of Sunday Silence makes more appeal than main rivals Romantic Evening and Humungous. The last mentioned stepped up on debut form when landing a Salisbury maiden last time but this looks tougher. Brian Meehan's Johnny The Fish gained a deserved first success when taking a Warwick maiden last month and has earned his place in this field but probably needs to improve again. The Barry Hills-trained Galileo's Star is clearly going the right way at present and should be watched in the market along with John Dunlop's Nottingham winner Jaish. John Gosden's Innocent Air remains a maiden, while neither of Richard Hannon's pair The Snatcher nor Ned Ludd makes much appeal and of more interest may be Romantic Evening. Ed McMahon has his string of two-year-olds in good form now and the York winner is bred to appreciate this step up in trip. However, Emirates Skyline did everything asked of him at Doncaster and, granted natural improvement for the run, should take plenty of beating.
Emirates Skyline (USA) 11-4 (9-0) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Jul beating Global Genius (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Humungous (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied final furlong, led final strides, won at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn (5) frm in Jul beating Opera Cape (9-0) by a nk, 16 ran.
Johnny The Fish 15-8fav (8-11) Always prominent, led just over 1f out, soon hung badly right, ran on well, won at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul beating Yarqus (8-9) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Ned Ludd (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, effort to chase leading pair over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to take 2nd last strides, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Right Again (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Romantic Evening (IRE) 10-11fav (9-0) Tracked leaders going well, shaken up 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at York 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Jul beating Chronomatic (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
The Snatcher (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 4th of 25, 1 1/2l behind Lady Livius (8-5) at Newbury 5f 2yo aut (2) gf in Jul.
Galileo's Star (IRE) 15-8jt-fav (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led just over 1f out, pushed out inside final furlong, won at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gs in Jul beating Dream Rose (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Innocent Air 15-2 (8-11) Prominent, ridden to chase winner just inside final furlong, flashed tail, stayed on, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Deveron (8-11) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn fll (2) sft in Jul.
Jaish (USA) 5-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden and headway 1f out, ran on to lead post, won at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jul beating Fair Rosamond (8-11) by a nk, 10 ran.
