soon pushed along in rear, beaten from 4f out
led 1f, tracked leaders after, chased leader 4f out until 2f out, soon weakened
led after 1f, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, found nil
held up in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out
tracked leader after 2f, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway approaching 3f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
It will be interesting to see how the market shapes up regarding Mark Johnston's newcomer Always Stylish, who is by Nashwan, but he will need to be decent to get the better of Alasoun, who is preferred to Soulard. The last mentioned looks to be going the right way and ran his best race when chasing home Brigadore at Redcar last time. With further improvement likely, Jeremy Noseda's colt has to be respected. Billich has claims on the pick of his form but is becoming frustrating, while Sweet Medicine needs to improve on all known evidence to trouble the judge. The vote then goes to Sir Michael Stoute's Alasoun, who has improved with each start so far, including on a fast surface last time, and would not need to improve much further to win this.
Finnegans Rainbow 80-1 (9-9) Behind, pushed along over 5f out, never dangerous, 4th of 6, 19l behind Dream Champion (8-11) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Sweet Medicine 5-1 (9-9) Pulled hard, in touch in main group, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 11, 10l behind Trew Style (9-0) at Folkestone 1m 7f hcap (5) gf in Apr.
Alasoun (IRE) 13-8fav (8-11) In touch, ridden and hanging left from 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Enjoy The Moment (8-11) at Brighton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) frm in Jun.
Alf Tupper 5-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 16, 4l behind Apache Nation (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Always Stylish (IRE) Nashwan gelding out of 1m & 1m1f winner Kafezah.
Billich 4-1 (9-3) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra when inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Le Colombier (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jun.
Soulard (USA) 13-8 (8-10) In touch, led after 3f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Brigadore (8-10) at Redcar 1m 3f mdn aut stk (6) frm in Jun.
Salawat 33-1 (8-8) Out paced towards rear, last of 7, 48l behind Snowy Day (8-13) at Southwell 7f mdn aut stk (6) fbs in Apr.