led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
awkwardly away in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
in touch in rear, good headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen tracked leaders, switched right and effort to press leaders over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
Rockaroundtheclock got off the mark over 7f at Kempton and though his 6lb rise is virtually wiped out by his rider's claim this will be tougher. Digital Rebellion didn't handle soft ground at Epsom but had shown a bit of promise on quicker going earlier but Godolphin's other entry, the 240,000gns yearling Greatest Journey, has shown nothing in three starts though makes his handicap debut. OFFSHORE has improved on his last two starts, including in a similar race here last time. This looks no tougher so he looks the one to be on. Beauty Of The Sea takes step up in trip but hasn't shown much so far so is difficult to consider.
Rockaroundtheclock (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) With leader, led halfway, strongly challenged from over 1f out, held on gamely, won at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol beating Red Perdita (8-13) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Digital Rebellion (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, not much room and slight bump when brought to stands rail over 3f out, outpaced final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 8l behind Jumeirah Glory (9-3) at Epsom Downs 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Offshore 4-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, driven when short of room over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Mikandy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6).
Greatest Journey 50-1 (9-3) Went right start led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 15, well behind Secret Brief (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo auc (2) gf in Oct.
Beauty Of The Sea 11-4fav (9-6) Held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon edged left, not able to trouble leaders, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Pat Mustard (9-1) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Red Stripes (USA) 33-1 (9-5) Led 1f, remained prominent, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind More Drama (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6).
As A Dream (IRE) 9-4 (8-3) Pressed leader until ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 6l behind Little (8-3) at Southwell 6f 2yo clm stks (6) fbs.
