chased leader, under pressure halfway, headway over 2f out, never on terms
held up, headway over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, nearest finish
held up in touch, hard ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
held up in touch, hard ridden to challenge well over 2f out, stayed on strongly, not reach winner
tracked leaders, hard driven to challenge well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, never dangerous
behind, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
always prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon hard ridden, stayed on well
ATLAAL looks the obvious shout here, but the market can be a friend to us given the lack of form, and any support, particularly for Lava Lamp or Astrophysical Jet. Atlaal was runner up on debut in a better race than this at Ascot when encountering some trouble in running, and he's got a raft of group entries, but whether he's up to that level remains to be seen. We wouldn't take too short a price on him though, given we've a quartet of debutantes and others open to improvement. Mark Johnston's runners should never be dis-counted, and although Lava Lamp didn't show up particularly well on debut, the yard's charges often improve on their second run, and he's twice changed hands for more than 50,000 Guineas. Astrophysical Jet could be the pick of the newcomers and Ed McMahon's had some good maiden winners this year. She could be anything, and doesn't have any fancy entries at all. Ian Williams' string are in good form, and another debutante Antoella could continue that. On the limited evidence we've seen, Atlaal looks the pick, but it's far from a gimme.
Atlaal (USA) 7-4fav (9-0) Edgy in stalls and bumped start, chased leaders, led approaching 2f out, ridden and kept on well final 1f, headed and unable to quicken final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Quarrel (9-0) at Ascot 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Azzez Life 100-1 (8-10) Slowly away, soon in touch, ridden and weakened from halfway, last of 8, 17l behind Cian Rooney (9-3) at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Bilash 5-1 (8-7) Behind and soon outpaced, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Jack My Boy (9-4) at Pontefract 6f 2yo stk (3) gf in Jun.
Citrus Star (USA) Broken Vow colt out of Twist A Lime.
Lava Lamp (GER) 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and outpaced halfway, 6th of 10, 9l behind Makbullet (9-0) at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Regal Rave (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 9l behind Deloria (8-12) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Spinning Spirit (IRE) Invincible Spirit colt out of Vencera.
Antoella (IRE) Antonius Pius filly out of Bella Estella.
Astrophysical Jet Dubawi filly out of Common Knowledge.
Gypsy Jazz (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Always in rear, soon hung left, weakened and tailed off over 2f out, last of 12, 48l behind Miss Smilla (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 2yo fll mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Micky's Knock Off (IRE) 150-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 17l behind Yaa Wayl (9-3) at Thirsk 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jul.
