prominent, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, headed and worn down final furlong, kept on (promising)
always towards rear, never involved
led, ridden and narrowly headed 2f out, rallied to regain lead final furlong and soon clear, stayed on strongly
mid-division on outside, bumped start, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out, kept on in third final furlong
in rear, struggling 3f out, never a factor
mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, behind final furlong
mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on final furlong
Hot Fuss obviously sets a strong form standard after only being beaten a length-and-a-quarter into fifth place in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot when sent off an unconsidered 50/1 shot. He'll be hard to beat reverting to novice company, but MAFNOOD (NAP) may prove quite a formidable opponent. He showed a deal of promise when fourth on his Newbury debut when backed into favouritism, seems sure to step forward from that run and his talented apprentice's claim means he receives 5lb from Hot Fuss. Travolta has shown enough to warrant each-way possibilities and Cool Dividend needs taking seriously in light of the current excellent form of the Cox juveniles. Mortlake is another newcomer worth checking out in the market.
Cool Dividend (IRE) Profitable colt out of So Funny.
Head's Gone Pal 125-1 (9-7) Slowly away, outpaced and soon behind, last of 11, 34 1/4l behind Matloob (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (4) pol in Jun.
Hot Fuss (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Wore hood to post, raced in group towards far side, towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 16, 1 1/4l behind Snellen (9-0) at Ascot 7f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Mafnood 5-2fav (9-7) Rear of mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Iberian (9-7) at Newbury 6f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Mortlake (IRE) Churchill colt out of Serenity Dove.
Solar Power Exceed And Excel colt out of Vereri Senes.
The Ferret 33-1 (9-7) Always in midfield, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Serenity Dream (9-7) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Jul.
Travolta 15-2 (9-4) Led, headed over 1f out, soon edged left approaching final furlong, ridden and kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Ancient Wisdom (9-10) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Harvard Sound (IRE) Ten Sovereigns colt out of Music And Dance.