tracked leaders on inside, travelling well 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
bumped start, took keen hold in last trio, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
led at steady pace, quickened approaching final 2f, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, stayed on until headed and not pace of winner final 120 yards
held up in rear, ridden on outside over 1f out, plugged on but never in contention
pulled hard, tracked leaders, not much room and steadied to 5th over 5f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
took keen hold, soon tracking leaders on outside, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, 3rd and held when slightly hampered 100 yards out
tracked leader until pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
held up in last pair, steady headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, led final 120 yards, in command when edged left soon after
It's a bit of a concern that GRANDEUR has reserved his best so far for Goodwood but it was a Group 3 that he contested at Windsor last time and he was only beaten a length on ground that was softer than ideal. He's getting weight from all of his rivals, including fellow three-year-olds Be Perfect and Burano, and is probably the one to beat. Spring Of Fame is much the better of Godolphin's two runners but has been off the track for a while and Fury ran a lifeless race at York last time and is undoubtedly better with give in the ground. Boom Or Bust remains in good form, however, and Cai Shen went close to winning the same race at Doncaster last week that he'd taken 12 months earlier.
Be Perfect (USA) (8-13) won at Saint-Cloud(FR) 1m 2f 3yo stk sft in Mar beating Jeux De Nuit (8-10) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Burano (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) 8th of 14, 16l behind Daddy Long Legs (8-9) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f Group 2 sks (1) in Mar.
Boom And Bust (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leading pair, driven 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Thistle Bird (9-0) at Haydock 1m Listed stks 3yo (1) fm.
Cai Shen (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Held up in touch and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner last 75 yards, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Proud Chieftain (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f cond stks (2) gd.
Fury 8-1 (9-5) Led and soon clear, edged right 2f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 6l behind Dubai Prince (9-5) at York 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug.
Prince Siegfried (FR) 10-1 (9-0) Raced wide close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened and eased from 2f out, last of 7, 36l behind Marcret (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) sft in May.
Spring of Fame (USA) 7-2 (9-5) Held up, effort 3f out, ran on, 2nd of 11, nk behind Jamr (8-10) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 3f hcap in Feb.
Grandeur (IRE) 11-4fav (8-6) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on well towards finish, never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Lay Time (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) sft in Aug.
