held up, in mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
tracked leaders, on outside, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance
tracked leader, ridden to lead and hung left over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders in 5th, headway over 2f out, switched left 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on well
held up, in last pair, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led and brought field centre in straight, headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, rallied into 2nd again well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up, in last trio, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
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Monteverdi was very disappointing in the Britannia Stakes at Ascot but this is a lot easier and it would be no surprise to see the top weight play a prominent role. Another Boy left previous form behind when winning over course and distance under Patrick O'Donnell last month but is upped a couple of grades. Sir Roderic loves soft ground so goes on the short-list but Haydock second Albernathy is unproven on the surface and was well behind Monteverdi at York in May. Silk Cravat makes his handicap debut but LONDON PROTOCOL just failed to overhaul Destroyer here last month and is 2lb better off now. He will be better suited by today's going and is fancied to open his account for the season.
Monteverdi (FR) 20-1 (8-10) Towards rear far side, outpaced final 2f, 25th of 28, 32 1/2l behind Defrocked (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) sft in Jun.
Albernathy 13-8fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, driven forward and soon racing freely chasing leaders, edged left when every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Galvanize (9-0) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gf in Jun.
London Protocol (FR) 9-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, led well over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish, 2nd of 9, hd behind Destroyer (8-7) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Sir Roderic (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-3) Chased leading trio, went 3rd over 3f out, effort between horses to lead over 1f out, ridden and hung left briefly inside final furlong, soon straightened and in command, won at Windsor 1m hcp (4) sft in Jun beating Skeaping (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Brilliant Vanguard (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Soon led, headed over 3f out, well held over 1f out, 6th of 8, 10l behind Flying Pursuit (9-4) at Ripon 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Silk Cravat 2-1fav (9-5) Led, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/4l behind El Hayem (9-5) at Doncaster 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Destroyer 9-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders on outside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Arcanada (9-7) at Chester 7f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Bernie's Boy 50-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 6f out, tracked leader until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 9l behind Sea of Flames (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Another Boy 11-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Sandown 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Dynamic Girl (8-10) by hd, 10 ran.
Inland Sea (USA) 4-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Sign of The Kodiac (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Jun.
Ice Royal (IRE) 11-4 (9-4) Very slowly away, behind, closed 3f out, no impression over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, eased, 7th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Bastille Day (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Musical Taste 40-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, behind, well adrift final 4f, last of 13, 28 3/4l behind Fingal's Cave (9-10) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
