held up, pushed along over 3f out, effort 2f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong
led one rival stands side, not on terms with others over 3f out, hung right and well beaten over 2f out
held up, pushed along over 3f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out
made all, ridden and edged right from over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, ridden out
held up, pushed along 3f out, headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, lost 2 places close home
prominent, ridden and edged right 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, pressed for 2nd final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked one rival stands side, not on terms over 3f out, drifted right to join others over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner
Godolphin often field more than one runner in such contests and have outstanding claims with no less than three potent entries. The vote goes to ECLIPTIC, the choice of Dettori and an impressive scorer on his return to action at Salisbury last time after an absence of 15 months. The step-up to a mile should prove no obstacle to this potentially talented colt. Samurai Sword hasn't been seen since scoring at Ascot in handicap company over this trip in May, whilst Secrecy should run his normal solid race. The possible obstacle to Godolphin domination is South African challenger, Irish Flame. He's unquestionably extremely useful but hasn't been seen since Meydan in March and this trip may be a little sharp for him on his reappearance.
Confront 28-1 (9-9) Chased leader until 2f out, weakened final furlong, eased, 13th of 19, 10l behind Boom And Bust (8-10) at Goodwood 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Irish Flame (SAF) 14-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden to track leaders over 2f out, one pace after, 7th of 14, 10l behind Rewilding (8-12) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Mar.
Mac Love 33-1 (9-0) Held up last, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never a factor, 9th of 11, 8l behind Side Glance (9-0) at Salisbury 1m Grp 3 (1) gf in Aug.
Secrecy 5-4fav (9-5) Mid-division, headway 3f out, chased winner 2f out, effort inside final furlong, no impression near finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Inler (9-2) at Newmarket 1m cond Stakes (2) gd.
Ecliptic (USA) 5-4fav (9-0) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, switched left approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on strongly, won at Salisbury 7f cond Stakes (3) gd beating Mon Cadeaux (9-2) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Loving Spirit 7-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, some headway on outside over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 9l behind Boogie Shoes (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep.
Maali (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Always in rear, 8th of 10, 6l behind Bubble Chic (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd.
Ocean Bay 13-8fav (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung right well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Farhh (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul '10.
Samurai Sword 2-1fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run 2f out to over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead inside final furlong, edged right towards finish, won at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May beating Tropical Beat (9-0) by 1l, 12 ran.
