held up in touch, pushed along and headway chasing leaders 3f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and every chance throughout final furlong, soon edged right, no extra close home
held up in last pair, smooth headway tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden in 3rd and every chance entering final furlong, no extra and eased towards finish
held up and behind, pushed along and no real headway final 2f
made all, ridden and strongly pressed throughout final furlong, held on gamely, on top close home
held up in touch, behind and struggling over 2f out, weakened
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased winner until inside final 2f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
It must have been tough for Frankie Dettori to choose between REMARKABLE and Johnny Barnes and we’ll side with his judgement. It’s some time since the four-year-old last visited the winners' enclosure though his sixth in the Royal Hunt Cup represented a step in the right direction. Realize was able to take advantage of a helpful turf mark and is two-from-two on it for connections. An 11lb rise makes life much harder. Straight Right makes some appeal on debut for Andrew Balding as he had landed a Listed race in France. Rusumaat has been a model of consistency and he’s sure to be thereabouts, while Early Morning won a handicap from a 2lb lower mark last year and he may appreciate this drop back in distance.
Remarkable 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division stands side, driven over 2f out, ridden and headway when switched towards centre over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 6th of 29, 3 3/4l behind Zhui Feng (9-0) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Johnny Barnes (IRE) (9-2) 4th of 5, 4 3/4l behind Inns Of Court (8-11) at Deauville 7f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Jul.
Straight Right (FR) 66-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden 2f out, some headway entering final furlong, not trouble leaders, 7th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Caravaggio (9-3) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
Rusumaat (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) In touch in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened, 7th of 13, 3 1/4l behind El Hayem (8-12) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Realize 11-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, not clear run from over 1f out, quickened between horses to lead inside final furlong, ran on, readily, won at Bath 1m hcp (3) fm in Jun beating Palawan (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Omran 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division stand side, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 17th of 29, 14 1/4l behind Bless Him (8-9) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Majeste 25-1 (9-0) Last trio, ridden and beaten 3f out, never a factor, last of 8, 22 1/2l behind Cliffs Of Moher (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Executive Force 8-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up in last trio, ridden and response over 1f out, never involved, 8th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Medahim (9-1) at Newmarket 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Early Morning (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders stands side, ridden when carried right towards centre 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 28th of 29, 19 1/2l behind Zhui Feng (9-0) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.