prominent, lost place well over 2f out
held up in touch, raced keenly and soon prominent, effort well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
always prominent, led over 2f out, shaken up and soon in command
soon led, heaed over 2f out, ridden and onepace
held up in rear, driven and headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well final furlong, not reached winner
held up, never dangerous
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
There are a couple of question marks over DONATIVUM but he should be classy enough to see off his rivals today; he looks to have most to fear from Alyarf. Three wins last season for the selection makes impressive reading, especially when we consider that the last and best was the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf over in Santa Anita. Following that success he left the care of John Gosden for pastures new and with his new yard in good form he is likely to be good enough to win today, although this will be the softest ground that he has raced on to date. If he fails to cope with it then it might pay to side with Alyarf. Barry Hills' colt was not disgraced behind Delegator on his reappearance in the Craven Stakes, but again his best runs have come on good-to-firm ground. Nasri has become a tad disappointing and needs to improve on recent efforts, as do Thunderous Mood and Captain Ramius who have plenty to find on official ratings. Courageous also fits that bill, so a bigger danger may be Baileys Cacao who lost little caste in defeat last time. This looks a good opening for Donativum to continue his winning streak.
Captain Ramius (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Slowly into stride, switched right to rails and held up in rear, effort on inside 2f out, soon driven, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Pure Poetry (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3yo Listed stks (1) pol in Apr.
Donativum 11-2 (8-10) Came out str,rallied, won at Santa Anita(USA) 1m 2yo Grp 1 (1) in Oct beating Westphalia (8-10) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Alyarf (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Raced centre, led and overall leader, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 4l behind Delegator (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Apr.
Courageous (IRE) 6-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 12l behind Ouqba (8-9) at Newmarket 7f lst hcp (1) gf in Apr.
Nasri 12-1 (9-0) Raced centre until 3f out, overall leader, ridden and headed 2f out, gradually faded, 6th of 8, 7l behind Vocalised (9-0) at Newbury 7f stks G3 (1) sft in Apr.
Thunderous Mood (USA) 14-1 (9-2) Held up, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Anglezarke (8-11) at York 5f 3yo stk (2) gd.
Baileys Cacao (IRE) 3-1fav (8-6) In touch, ridden when edging left and switched right 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, ns behind San Sicharia (9-3) at Lingfield 7f fll stks Group 3 (1) gf.
