raced in centre, close 3rd, led going well over 1f out, quickened clear final furlong, impressive
raced centre and overall leader, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on in 3rd
led group of four towards near side and prominent overall, hung badly left and headed in group over 2f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off
raced in centre, tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along and hung left over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
wore hood to post, tracked leader in group of four towards near side, edged left and led group over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with winner
held up last in group of four towards near side, went 3rd in group inside final 2f, went modest 5th towards finish, never figured
raced in 3rd in group of four towards near side, pushed along and went 2nd in group 2f out, never any chance and weakened final furlong, eased and lost modest 5th towards finish
wore hood to post, steadied and switched right start, raced centre, held up in rear, headway far side of centre group 2f out, plugged on in 4th final furlong, never any chance with winner
tracked leader in centre, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
BAAEED bids to remain unbeaten having progressed through the ranks last year culminating in Group 1 victories at Longchamp and Ascot. He should be even stronger this year and beat both Alcohol Free and Mother Earth in the QE11 at Ascot. The latter pair have both had an outing this year and may finish closer to the Haggas colt this time while Real World landed a Group 2 at Meydan at the start of the year and could be in the mix. Chindit beat lesser opposition to land the odds at Doncaster and makes more appeal than Sunray Major while New Mandate beat Sir Busker a neck in Listed company at Ascot last month. Etonian looks up against it at this level.
Baaeed 2-1 (9-1) Held up in mid-division, good headway near side of group over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, ran on well and found extra towards finish, won at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Oct beating Palace Pier (9-4) by nk, 10 ran.
Chindit (IRE) 8-13fav (9-0) Pulled hard 2f, tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon hung right, ran on, won at Doncaster 1m lst stks (1) gs in Mar beating Tempus (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Etonian (IRE) 22-1 (9-9) Held up off the pace in last pair, headway over 1f out, never going pace to get involved, 9th of 17, 5 1/2l behind Modern News (9-9) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
New Mandate (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up last, switched out over 3f out, soon tracking leaders, shaken up over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Ascot 1m lst stks (1) gf in Apr beating Sir Busker (9-0) by nk, 4 ran.
Real World (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders to 3f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 21 1/4l behind Country Grammer (9-0) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) fst in Mar.
Sir Busker (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on but headed towards finish, 2nd of 4, nk behind New Mandate (9-0) at Ascot 1m lst stks (1) gf in Apr.
Sunray Major 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, switched left 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead briefly entering final furlong headed inside final furlong, chased winner until final 100 yards, no extra towards finish, 5th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Lights On (8-12) at Sandown 1m Grp 2 (1) gd in Apr.
Alcohol Free (IRE) 7-4fav (8-12) Held up in last pair, steady headway out wide over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Lights On (8-12) at Sandown 1m Grp 2 (1) gd in Apr.
Mother Earth (IRE) 4-5fav (10-0) Tracked leaders, progress into 2nd 2f out, ridden to dispute 1 1/2f out, soon narrow lead, kept on well under pressure final furlong, asserted close home, won at Curragh 1m fll stks (1) Yielding in Mar beating Insinuendo (10-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
