led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, hard ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong no extra towards finish
held up last, switched left to challenge on outside 2f out, driven and ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
pulled hard, held up in 5th, not clear run briefly inside final 2f, edged left inside final furlong ran on
raced keenly, tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ran on to chase winner inside final furlong, just held
tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along 3f out, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance final furlong
Fort Dignity caught the eye at Newmarket last time and can score here at the main expense of Pentecost and Shot To Fame. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained selection ran a blinder on his seasonal return to finish fourth in the Feilden Stakes behind Norse Dancer, Hurricane Alan and Valixir. That is solid form and, given that he looks to have improved this year, he looks set to go well in this contest. A Group 3 winner at Ascot in July, Shot To Fame holds obvious claims, although he has been penalised for that win and, if you work on lines through Hurricane Alan, who was third at Ascot, the selection is favoured by the weights. By the same token, Pentecost, who was fourth at Ascot, is eight pounds better off for the length that he finished behind Shot To Fame on that occasion. From the Godolphin camp, Blatant has to be respected, although his stable has yet to get going this season and his more-recent efforts need improving upon. That said, Frankie Dettori has elected to ride their other runner, the lightly-raced Tashkandi. Finally, with Take A Bow needing to find some improvement, we return to the selection, which is Fort Dignity.
Shot To Fame (USA) 16-1 Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 12th of 13, 21l behind Polar Ben at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 (A1) gd in Oct.
Blatant 100-1 Led to 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 24l behind Rakti at Ascot 1m Grp 1 (A1) gf in Sept.
Fort Dignity (USA) 10-1 Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Norse Dancer at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 gf in Apr.
Pentecost 12-1 Steadied start, settled 8th, no impression over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 4l behind Hurricane Alan at Sandown 1m Grp 2 gs in Apr.
Take A Bow 5-1 Tracked leader, ridden 3 out, every chance from 2 out, edged right and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Sleeping Indian at Newmarket 1m lst stk (A1) gs in Oct.
Tashkandi (IRE) Towards rear; 9th straight; ridden & effort over 400m out; weakened final 200m, 7th of 10, 6l behind Alkaadhem at Nad Al Sheba 1m 1f Grp 2 (A) gd in Mar.
