held up towards rear, ridden and struggling early straight
in touch, effort 2f out, led approaching final furlong, driven out
held up in rear, switched left to outer, headway 2f out, driven, edged right, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
mid-division, headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on
mid-division, ridden, outpaced 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, stayed on under pressure
took keen hold, soon in touch on inside, switched right to rails over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra final furlong
in touch, ridden on outside over 2f out, losing place when sqeezed out just inside final furlong
tracked leaders, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
held up towards rear, keeping on at one pace when hampered on rails over 2f out, again over 1f out, no impression after
in touch, driven along 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden, weakening when hung right from over 2f out
held up in rear, never in contention
tracked leader, challenged going well 2f out, led over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra
held up in rear, never a factor
towards rear, ridden, struggling early straight
led, strongly pressed 2f out, ridden, headed over 1f out, steadily weakened
held up towards rear, headway into midfield over 2f out, weaved through over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner
Pride of Nation was disappointing in the Buckingham Palace Stakes last time but should do better back over a mile today, although more solid claims are held by Mutanaseb, who gets the vote over Rio Riva. The last mentioned was good value for his defeat of Moody Tunes under similarly testing conditions at Newcastle last time and has to be respected on ground that suits but an 8lb rise since then is harsh. Colorado Rapid has claims on form but would probably prefer a faster surface, while Laa Rayb has yet to prove that he handles ground this testing. Ordnance Row has harshly been raised 8lbs for his win at Salisbury last time, while Unshakable is likely to find this tougher than the race that he won at Salisbury on his most recent start. Bold Marc is probably a shade high in the weights and of more interest may be the selection Mutanaseb. Mark Johnston's colt is less exposed than most of these, handles the ground really well and is taken to complete a hat trick.
Rio Riva 9-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun beating Moody Tunes (8-11) by 5l, 8 ran.
Ordnance Row 7-4fav (9-9) Always prominent, led 2f out, pushed clear 1f out, easily, won at Salisbury 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jun beating Gaelic Princess (8-11) by 5l, 7 ran.
Pride of Nation (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (9-5) Tracked leaders far side group, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 25, 5l behind Binanti (8-7) at Ascot 7f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Jun.
Plum Pudding (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Raced centre, in touch for 5f, 12th of 26, 14l behind Royal Oath (9-0) at Ascot 1m hcap (2) gf in Jun.
Lundy's Lane (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Raced stand's side, ridden and stayed on at one pace final 2f, 7th of 26, 10l behind Royal Oath (9-0) at Ascot 1m hcap (2) gf in Jun.
Yeaman's Hall 4-1 (9-1) Settled 2nd, ridden to challenge 2f out, slightly hampered 1f out, no extra, 5th of 8, 3l behind Alexander Of Hales (9-1) at Curragh 1m 2f 3yo Grp 3 gf in May.
Killena Boy (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Held up in mid-division, headway on wide outside over 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Pintle (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcap (3) gd in Jun.
Unshakable (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, driven out, won at Epsom 1m 1f hcap (2) gs in Jun beating Montpellier (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Montpellier (IRE) 6-1fav (8-5) Prominent in centre group, led group briefly 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 26, 14l behind Royal Oath (9-0) at Ascot 1m hcap (2) gf in Jun.
Prince Of Thebes (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Led until 2f out, one pace after, 5th of 7, 10l behind Ordnance Row (9-9) at Salisbury 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jun.
Moody Tunes 5-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, effort and every chance entering final furlong, one pace towards finish, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Rio Riva (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun.
Laa Rayb (USA) 15-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, led well over 2f out, ran on strongly, easily, won at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Gyroscope (9-3) by 5l, 9 ran.
Mutanaseb (USA) 3-1 (9-5) Held up 3rd, headway to chase leader over 2f out, hard ridden to lead final half furlong, forged clear towards finish, won at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp (3) gs in Jun beating Endiamo (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Vacation (IRE) 15-2 (9-13) Held up in rear, switched right 3f out, headway over 1f out, edged left and one pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Moody Tunes (9-11) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Jun.
Blue Trojan (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Held up in rear, ridden along 3f out, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Waterside (9-10) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Bold Marc (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, held on under pressure towards finish, won at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun beating Prince Evelith (8-13) by 1/2l, 16 ran.
Colorado Rapid (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Mid-division when bumped after 3f, stayed in touch, no headway final 2f, 11th of 30, 7l behind Eddie Jock (9-7) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
