held up in rear, headway from 3f out, ridden and stayed on, one pace final furlong
held up, ridden 3f out, soon struggling
held up towards rear, short lived effort over 2f out
disputed lead until ridden and led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on
held up towards rear, headway from 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
disputed lead until over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
Nonrunner
A big field for this opener and the leading protagonists look to be Multakka, Leningrad, Louie Louie and Giganticus, and we will side with Giganticus. The BarryHills-trained selection won a Haydock maiden last September and showed up well here when beaten by Levera over 7f here at the Craven meeting. Last time out he got a dreaded high draw in the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot and ran well considering, although he was ultimately well behind the leaders. That may lead to a false price about him here and with conditions to suit and his yard in form we'll take a plunge on him. Multakka has become frustrating to follow, finishing placed in six of his seven starts. He's gone up in the weights as a result, but he is clearly in good shape and would not be winning out of turn. Leningrad has been highly tried by Michael Bell since an easy debut win at Lingfield, but will clearly appreciate this drop in class from Group and Listed company and off this mark he should not be far away, while Louie Louie is stepped back up to a mile after landing a less competitive event over 7f at Sandown last time and he is interesting. But Giganticus has a fair bit going for him here and is our suggestion.
Zato (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Switched left soon after start, raced near side, behind, hanging right over 1f out, never near leaders, 19th of 30, 21l behind Sir Gerard (8-12) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Regal Royale 20-1 (8-12) Raced near side, held up, not clear run and switched right 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 30, 2 1/2l behind Sir Gerard (8-12) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Giganticus (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leader far side, led that side 3f out, no chance with near side group, 22nd of 30, 24l behind Sir Gerard (8-12) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Dunelight (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders near side, every chance 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 12th of 30, 8l behind Sir Gerard (8-12) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Charlie Cool 10-1 (8-11) Held up, driven and effort over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 6l behind Leo (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 2yo Grp 2 (1) gd in Sept.
Leningrad (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, held up in rear, no headway final 3f, 12th of 15, 10l behind Snoqualmie Boy (8-11) at Ascot 1m 2f 3yo lst stk (1) gf in Jun.
Dark Islander (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) In touch near side, ridden 2f out, no progress, soon one pace, 10th of 30, 6l behind Sir Gerard (8-12) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
South Cape 33-1 (9-1) Towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, some late progress, never dangerous, 11th of 16, 6l behind Sew'n'so Character (8-12) at Salisbury 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.
Adventuress 20-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 6th of 10, 17l behind Scottish Stage (8-9) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo lst fll (1) gd in May.
Supaseus 14-1 (8-8) Prominent near side, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 8th of 30, 4 1/2l behind Sir Gerard (8-12) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Louie Louie (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, shaken up and ran on inside final furlong, quickened to lead near finish, cleverly, won at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jun beating Jimmy The Guesser (8-12) by a nk, 14 ran.
King of The Moors (USA) 8-1 (8-10) Prominent, chased winner inside final 3f, driven and edged right 2f out, hung left final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Song of Passion (8-10) at Epsom 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.
Multakka (IRE) 5-4fav (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Incidentally (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Renderoc (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 8l behind Days of My Life (9-3) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Arminius (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 12l behind After You (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 3yo stk (4) sft in May.
