slight stumble leaving stalls, held up tracked leading trio, went 2nd over 2f out until ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd, no chance with leading duo
led, ridden and pressed when hung left inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 135 yards
took keen hold early, tracked leading pair, went 2nd travelling well over 1f out, quickened to challenge and upsides inside final furlong, pushed into lead final 135 yards, soon clear, eased close home
chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up in 5th, headway halfway, soon pushed along, weakened 2f out
ADAAY couldn't live with The Wow Signal in the Coventry at Ascot but wasn't beaten that far despite finishing only eighth. He gets the vote just ahead of Limato. The latter remains unbeaten after landing both starts on the Polytrack while Step To The Shears continued his winning run with success at Salisbury last month. Cotai Glory has a much tougher task after winning a Bath maiden race but Fast Romance could have been found an easier opportunity so is presumably capable of better than she showed on her debut at this track.
Adaay (IRE) 5-1fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 8th of 15, 3l behind The Wow Signal (9-1) at Royal Ascot 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gd in Jun.
Cotai Glory 4-11fav (9-5) Made all, shaken up entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Bath 5f 2yo mdn (5) fm beating Biting Bullets (9-5) by 4l, 6 ran.
Limato (IRE) 4-6fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led going well just over 1f out, easily, won at Kempton 6f 2yo nov stks (3) pol in Jun beating Natural Order (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Step To The Shears 10-1 (8-11) Made all, challenged over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Salisbury 6f 2yo auc (3) gf in Jun beating Room Key (8-5) by nk, 6 ran.
Fast Romance (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 10th of 16, 15l behind Goldcrest (9-0) at Newbury 6f mdn (4) gd.