dwelt and steadied, soon ridden along, ran on from over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, hampered approaching final furlong, one pace
led, shaken up over 1f out, under pressure when ran around final furlong, headed close home
tracked leaders, every effort 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, edged right just inside final furlong, ran on again close home
in touch on stand side, ridden over 2f out to chase leaders, soon weakened
prominent to halfway, soon behind
tracked leaders on inside, ridden 3f out, attempted to switch left over 1f out and again 1f out, ran on strongly to lead close home
A smashing line-up for this Listed race, in which Vienna's Boy can confirm Royal Ascot form with Bachelor Of Arts, with others to consider being Great Scott and Prince Of Denmark. The selection finished just over three lengths in front of Bachelor Of Arts at Ascot and, despite being two pounds worse off, can confirm that form. A stablemate of the selection, Prince Of Denmark was fourth in the National Stakes here in May and confirmed that form when fifth in the Norfolk Stakes at the Royal Meeting. Mark Johnston's two-year-olds swept all before them at that fixture and the Middleham handler is represented by Great Scott here. He's progressive, his career record is now two-from-three but this represents his toughest test to date and he does have to concede five pounds to the field by virtue of a valuable Beverley success. Ann Summers Too ran a fine race on only her second start to finish fourth in the Queen Mary Stakes, but more will be needed this time. The David Evans pair, Danifah and Fortunately, also have to step up their games to score here, although Kieren Fallon is an interesting booking for the latter. It's not cut-and-dried by any means, but Vienna's Boy gets the nomination.
