led, set strong pace, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
pulled hard towards rear, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon no impression
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, effort well over 1f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, pulled hard, weakened quickly well over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on gamely final furlong
held up towards rear, never dangerous
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well final furlong, never able to challenge
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, all out
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well final furlong
reared start, tracked leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong but no extra
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and chasing leaders, kept on same pace
A raft of impressive maiden winners contest this contest and the likes of The Cheka and Parisian Art are sure to be popular but CRY OF FREEDOM may be the way to go. Only one of the last ten winners of this race was having their second start and Raven's Pass became the first winning favourite in the same period last year. There's a possibility that the impressive maiden winners have been overbet following clearcut wins and that this will be the first time that they've had to put their heads down and race. Cry Of Freedom learnt plenty from his course and distance win as he showed when impressing in a Listed race at Newbury. His maiden form could hardly have worked out worse and the Newbury race may not be as strong as has historically been the case but he's done everything asked of him and won't go down without a fight. The Cheka ran away from the field at Ascot, Parisian Art did the same at Newmarket and Prince Siefgfried at Salisbury but none of the races have worked out all that well so far. Sri Putra and Patrician's Glory had to work harder for their respective victories at Newbury but the latter's race has produced a couple of winners and the form could stack up. Instalment sets the standard following his effort in the Vintage Stakes and that form looks solid with second placed Lord Shanakill taking third in a Group 1 at Deauville, fourth placed Soul City winning a Listed race at the same track and fifth placed Shaweel landing the Gimcrack. His chances are respected but those of Cry Of Freedom are preferred.
Cry of Freedom (USA) 15-8 (9-0) Led and set modest pace, ridden and quickened over 1f out, pushed out readily, won at Newbury 7f 2yo lst stk (1) gs beating Mustaqer (8-11) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Instalment 20-1 (9-0) Held up well in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 4l behind Orizaba (9-0) at Goodwood 7f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gf in Jul.
Oratory (IRE) 15-8 (8-13) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Doctor Crane (8-13) at Newbury 7f 2yo stk (3) gd in Jul.
Parisian Art (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Keen, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden approaching final furlong, ran on, idled towards finish, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul beating Too Tall (9-3) by 5l, 8 ran.
Patrician's Glory (USA) 25-1 (9-3) Behind, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, driven and stayed on under pressure to lead near finish, won at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul beating Imaam (9-3) by a nk, 13 ran.
Prime Delivery (USA) 9-2 (9-5) Jumped left at start, soon in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 17l behind Zuzu (9-0) at Ripon 6f 2yo stk (3) gs.
Prince Siegfried (FR) 9-1 (8-10) Prominent, led on bit over 2f out, shaken up final furlong, soon clear, easily, won at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Jul beating Full Toss (9-3) by 5l, 12 ran.
Sri Putra 6-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on outside, ridden to lead inside final 2f, ridden, ran on well final furlong, won at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jun beating Noble Jack (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Talking Hands 4-1 (9-5) Soon outpaced and behind, effort over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 6, 10l behind Desert Phantom (9-2) at Ripon 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gs.
The Cheka (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Tracked leader stand's side, ridden to lead over 1f out and overall leader, soon well clear, pushed out, easily, won at Ascot 7f nov stk (4) gs in Jul beating Pegasus Lad (8-12) by 10l, 6 ran.
Nashmiah (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Reared start, behind, headway over 2f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, never on terms, 4th of 13, 7l behind Rainbow View (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gs.
