wore hood to post, steadied and switched right start, held up off the pace in rear, good headway out wide 2f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides
wore hood to post, slight lead on rail, pushed along most of way, hung left off rail and headed over 1f out, no extra until hung left and kept on final 100 yards
soon off the pace in last pair racing on rail, plenty to do when not clear run and switched left inside final 2f, chased leaders over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, ran on strongly
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, headway out wide and ridden to lead over 1f out, hung right headed and readily outpaced inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
chased leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out
wore hood to post, chased leaders on rail, unable to quicken and unbalanced 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders out wide, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
BORN TO ROCK made an impressive winning debut when scoring eased down at Yarmouth in May. Connections gave Royal Ascot a miss but she looks worth a try at this level with William Buick taking over the reins. Ryan Moore gets the leg-up on Kylian, who came good with a convincing win at Newcastle while Nazalan beat a subsequent winner when successful over course and distance. Dual winner Hala Emaraaty came up short in the Windsor Castle though still finished in front of both Sergeant Wilko and Hackman.
Hackman (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) In touch centre, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 21st of 23, 17 1/4l behind Big Evs (9-5) at Ascot 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Hala Emaraaty (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Chased winner near side, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 23, 5 1/2l behind Big Evs (9-5) at Ascot 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Kylian (IRE) 5-2 (9-7) Tracked front pair, pushed along and led over 1f out, stayed on well, readily, won at Newcastle 5f stks (3) pol in Jun beating Moonstone Boy (9-7) by 4l, 5 ran.
Nazalan (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Raced on far rail, made all, ridden 1f out, soon came clear, ran on strongly, unchallenged, won at Sandown 5f stks (4) gf in Jun beating Notta Nother (9-7) by 2l, 7 ran.
Sergeant Wilko (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Prominent centre, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 18th of 23, 14 1/2l behind Big Evs (9-5) at Ascot 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Born To Rock (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Raced far side of group, made virtually all, came clear final 2f, ran on strongly, unchallenged, won at Yarmouth 5f mdn fll stks (2) gf in May beating Jiwin (9-2) by 4 1/4l, 12 ran.
Queues Likely 14-1 (9-6) Raced in 3rd out wide, lost place soon after halfway, never on terms after, 4th of 5, 7 1/2l behind Dapperling (9-2) at Lingfield 5f fll stks (5) gf in Jul.
