held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, outpaced from over 2f out
close up, chased winner over 3f out, ridden 2f out, hung left and no impression
keen, chased winner over 8f, soon weakened and eased
made all, unchallenged, ran on final furlong, eased near finish
held up, ridden to go 3rd over 2f out, no impression
Another trappy contest but we will side with Ouninpohja to get the better of Guadalajara and Something Exciting. The selection is not the most straightforward and he is proving hard to win with, but he is still running creditably and he lost no caste in defeat behind Consular at Haydock last time. A reproduction of that effort will make him hard to beat. Guadalajara is eased significantly in grade after being outclassed last time at Ascot, but she still has plenty to prove at present and it will be interesting to see if there is any support in the ring for her. Something Exciting finished last in the Coronation Cup at Epsom last time when returning from a long break. She is sure to strip fitter for that run and again she is one to note in the market as a strong case could be made for her based on her best form. The rest don't look good enough and in a tricky contest for punters we will return to Ouninpohja who gets our vote.
Amwell Brave 100-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 9l behind Admiral's Cruise (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst stk (1) frm.
Ouninpohja (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, hung left and stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Consular (8-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) gf.
Three Counties (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leader and keen, weakened 3f out, last of 7, 34l behind Raslan (8-10) at Warwick 2m hcp 0-80 (4) frm.
Guadalajara (GER) 12-1 (8-13) Keen hold, held up in 8th, headway into 5th and bumped straight, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 12, 9l behind Yeats (9-2) at Ascot 2m 4f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
Something Exciting 50-1 (8-11) Always last, struggled and soon well behind, last of 6, 16l behind Shirocco (9-0) at Epsom 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Jun.