chased leaders on outside, ridden halfway, edged left over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner
slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon chased leaders, went 2nd edged left and slight bump over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2 places well inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, not much room over 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
soon slight lead, edged right over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
soon outpaced
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, some headway under pressure halfway, weakened and edged left final furlong
led early, chased winner until ridden over 1f out, rallied under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
Hot Stuff was way out of his depth in the Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot but had only shown modest form on his debut at Bath. Frank Bridge has already been beaten twice in sellers but stablemate THEE AND ME won a maiden here in the spring and has been taking on better opposition since - he can concededweight all round. Roaring Rory is another with decent claims and makes more appeal than Koothrappali and Rio Deva.
Thee And Me (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Led early, tracked leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Powerful Dream (8-0) at Bath 5f (5) fm in Jul.
Hot Stuff 100-1 (9-3) Raced near side, always towards rear, 24th of 27, 21 1/2l behind Washington Dc (9-3) at Ascot 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Koothrappali 6-1 (9-3) Slight lead, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6l behind Zoraida (8-5) at Musselburgh 5f (5) gd in Jul.
Roaring Rory 11-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Garden World (9-0) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) sft in Jul.
Frank Bridge 28-1 (8-12) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 5 1/4l behind Smart Mover (8-7) at Musselburgh 5f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Target Fixation 33-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Jessie B Goode (8-9) at Thirsk 6f stks (6) gs in Jul.
Rio Deva (IRE) 5-4fav (8-9) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 6 1/4l behind Total Power (9-7) at Catterick 5f stks (6) gs in Jul.