raced centre in rear, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders
raced centre in touch, headway to press leader 2f out, one pace final furlong
raced alone far side and overall leader, ridden and hung right to centre group, headed inside final furlong, no extra
raced centre tracked leader, ridden to lead this group 2f out, kept on one pace
raced alone towards stand side, prominent, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
raced centre towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, not trouble leaders
led centre group until ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
NonRunner
An interesting race for the money. DUKE OF FIRENZE will no doubt be back at his favourite York next month having won there in May though he ran even better when just touched off in a three-way photo in the Epsom Dash. Goldream generally performs at Listed and Group level and was narrowly beaten in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock in May. He will enjoy the drop in class though has always been regarded as better on fast ground. His stable also run Ornate, another dropping in class after a fair run in a Listed contest at York and has to be respected with Ryan Moore on board. Yalta looked a high-class future sprinter when landing the Molecomb at Goodwood but hasn't done as well as expected and finished last in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot. Monsieur Joe won this a year ago with Willytheconqueror third and has been running better than his form figures suggest.
Duke Of Firenze 33-1 (9-7) Towards rear far side, headway over 2f out, chased leaders when not clear run and switched left inside final 2f, not pace to get on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 16th of 27, 8 1/4l behind Out Do (8-13) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (1) gf in Jun.
Goldream 11-2 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Take Cover (9-1) at York 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jul.
Lightscameraction (IRE) 40-1 (10-3) Slowly away, behind, hampered 2f out, no impression, 11th of 12, 6l behind Reflektor (9-10) at Chester 5f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Monsieur Joe (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Raced towards far side, chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Shamshon (9-1) at Newmarket 5f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Ornate 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Take Cover (9-1) at York 5f lst stks (1) gd in Jul.
Tropics (USA) 6-1 (9-5) Took keen hold towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, last of 10, 23 1/2l behind Eqtiraan (8-12) at Salisbury 6f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Willytheconqueror (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Chased winner until halfway, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Battaash (8-12) at Sandown 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Verdi (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 10 1/4l behind Wild Flower (9-8) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Yalta (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 12, 25 1/2l behind Caravaggio (9-3) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.