made all, stayed inside rail troughout, hard ridden and pressed from 2f out, driven and kept on gamley towards finish
raced wide, chased winner to 2f out, weakened 1f out
dwelt, alway in rear, ridden overt 3f out, weakened over 2f out
close up in 4th, ridden to challenge 2f out weakened over 1f out
raced wide, tracked leaders, pressed winner and every chance 2f out, lost 2nd 1f out one pace final furlong
held up in 5th, challenged on outer over 1f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, stayed on towards finish, always held
held up, never near to challenge
keen hold, held up, hard ridden to close inside final 2f, weakened
This looks ultra competitive with seven of the eight runners, winners. Despite not being given the best of rides at Ascot, Chinsola turned in a solid effort and looks sure to be one of the main contenders, along with Milk It Mick and Manntab, but preference is for Matloob, who has impressed in both his victories to date. From a yard that has plenty of juvenile talent at its disposal this year, Michael Jarvis has made no secret of the fact that he holds this colt in the highest regard, as his entries in the Dewhurst and Racing Post Trophy would suggest. Chinsola is no mug and would almost certainly have done better last time, had his jockey followed Richard Hannon's instructions. Having been told to lie handy, he did totally the opposite. Reunited with Richard Hughes (three wins from three rides on the colt), he looks sure to give a good account. He too holds entries in all of the big back-end races. Manntab is another who holds all the big-race entries, but will need to improve on what he has shown to date, while Milk It Mick continues to hold his form well, despite being on the go since April. A close-up 4th in the Group 2 July Stakes reads well enough, but one or two of the others may be that bit more progressive. Traytonic, Gallas and Barbajuan look to have too much to do at this level, so Matloob is taken to retain his unbeaten record.
