went left start, soon chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened 2f out
led briefly, soon steadied in touch in last pair, headway on outside 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, nosed ahead 100 yards out, headed on line
dwelt, soon chasing leaders on outside, went 2nd over 2f out, shaken up and every chance 2f out until winner went on over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
soon led and set steady pace, pushed along and quickened 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard and soon chased leaders, weakened entering final 2f
took keen hold, soon steadied tracking leaders, challenged on outside 2f out, hung right and led narrowly over 1f out, narrowly headed 100 yards out, rallied to regain lead post
behind, some late minor headway, never involved
chased leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, never on terms after
Richard Hannon juveniles invariably improve considerably for debut runs so more is expected of his trio with Bathsheba Bay, Sotomayor and Galactic preferred in that order. However, there are some interesting newcomers on show and the booking of Silvestre De Sousa for RED MIST, a son of the mighty Frankel, takes the eye and he is just preferred to the well-bred Bold Reason for the Gosden/Dettori combination. As usual in such contests, the market should provide valuable pointers, with Sam Gold, Blue Laureate and northern raider Wax And Wane all needing a check in the betting.
Ahfad 66-1 (9-2) Towards rear, weakened 2f out, last of 10, 18 1/4l behind Petrus (9-2) at Sandown 7f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Bathsheba Bay (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along and headed entering final 2f, faded final furlong, 5th of 10, 9l behind Petrus (9-2) at Sandown 7f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Blue Laureate Poet's Voice gelding out of Powder Blue.
Bold Reason (GER) Invincible Spirit colt out of Bufera.
Petra's Pony (IRE) Big Bad Bob gelding out of Gabriellina Klon.
Red Mist Frankel colt out of Red Dune.
Sotomayor 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders to 3f out, soon behind and outpaced, no danger after, 8th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Curiosity (9-8) at Ascot 7f stks (4) gd in Jul.
Wax And Wane Maxios colt out of Moonavvara.
Sam Gold (IRE) Iffraaj colt out of Samdaniya.
Galactic (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Tigre du Terre (9-2) at Ascot 7f stks (4) gd in Jul.
