mid-division, ridden over 2f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, pressing for 3rd towards finish
mid-division, effort on outside over 3f out, soon pushed along and outpaced, weakened inside final furlong
soon led, pushed along over 2f out, hard pressed over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
prominent, strong challenge and wandered over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd well inside final furlong
led early, raced keenly and prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, challenged from 1f out, stayed on, led well inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden on outside 2f out, kept on from 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, no impression
Fox Power has been a bit disappointing since winning off a higher mark on Tapeta in February but Grey Fox came up against a well-treated rival when last racing over this trip at Newbury. DARVEL appreciated the quick ground when scoring at Chepstow last month and almost followed up at Brighton. This is a step back up in grade but he’s clearly in good form at present. Invincibly has a chance at the weights and Lafan was only beaten a length back on Turf at Doncaster so can’t be ignored.
Lafan (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Pressed leader, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Le Reveur (9-2) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Fox Power (IRE) 11-4 (8-9) Chased winner throughout, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, never any chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 3l behind Excel Power (9-8) at Windsor 1m hcp (3) gf in May.
Invincibly (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Scottish Summit (9-9) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in May.
Darvel (IRE) 9-4 (9-10) Led over 1f, tracked leader, ridden to lead again 110 yards out until inside final 100 yards, stayed on same pace after, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind Poetic Force (9-3) at Brighton 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Fighting Temeraire (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Slow into stride, in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Royal Musketeer (9-5) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Grey Fox (IRE) 17-2 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway out wide over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, lost 4th towards finish, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind The Whipmaster (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May.
Fast Steps (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 9l behind The Whipmaster (9-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.