slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, some late headway, never involved
good speed to get over and lead on rail, headed 2f out, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, eased
chased leading pair, pushed along halfway, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, driven to lead and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders on rail, not clear run when ridden switching out and unable to quicken over 1 out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression
pressed leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
RIFLESCOPE was only beaten a length-and-a-half in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot, despite missing the break. That was a cracking effort and his best so far and he wouldn't need to improve much to get back to winning ways here. Soapy Aitken was fourth in the Windsor Castle so warrants respect while the fillies Ejaazah and Promised Money look useful. The former is the least exposed after winning her maiden at Chester but the latter already has a third in this grade to her name at Naas. This may be too tough for Barbarous Relic and Halsall.
Barbarous Relic (USA) 6-4fav (9-5) Keen made most, ridden out, won at Ayr 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jun beating Kraftwork (9-5) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Halsall 100-1 (9-3) Raced far side, held up and behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 9th of 27, 8l behind Washington Dc (9-3) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gf in Jun.
Riflescope (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Waterloo Bridge (9-1) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
Soapy Aitken 5-1 (9-3) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 27, 2 1/2l behind Washington Dc (9-3) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gf in Jun.
Ejaazah (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, headway on outside over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well final 110 yards, won at Chester 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jun beating Zebedee's Girl (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Promised Money (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Edged right out of stalls, soon raced in 6th, closed travelling smoothly 2f out, soon pushed along and wandered slightly, 2nd 1f out, dropped to 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Great Page (9-0) at Naas 6f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) in Jun.
