soon outpaced in rear, never a factor
narrow lead, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, hung right to stand rail, appeared to lose action 3f out, and eased up, ridden again over 1f out and no response
behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon struggling
steadied start, held up, never on terms
with leader until ridden 2f out, driven, one pace and no impression on front pair over 1f out
towards rear, pushed along halfway, never a factor
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leading pair, challenged approaching 2f out, led over 1f out, carried head to one side, ran on well
RULE OF NATURE is expected to be sharper after her blast around Warwick last month and the Oasis Dream filly is the preferred selection ahead of High Comedy and Derghaam. There ought to be more to come from Derghaam, who showed plenty of promise on debut at York but was a bitter disappointment at Newmarket last month. One run doesn¿t make a bad horse and the son of Exceed and Excel could easily bounce back here. High Comedy was a drifter in the market on debut but showed a bit of promise when picking up late in the day. He is sure to be wiser for the experience and, given Godolphin's burgeoning strike-rate this season; this fellow would be dangerous to leave out of the equation. However, Rule Of Nature just got tired in the closing stages behind a pretty smart type on her introduction three weeks ago. Sir Michael Stoute's filly is expected to be more like the finished article today and is taken to find the necessary improvement to get off the mark at this level.
Cunning Plan (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 21l behind Awesome Act (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Dherghaam (IRE) 5-6fav (9-3) Raced keenly, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 5l behind Side Glance (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Sep.
High Comedy 8-1 (9-3) Went left start, held up, headway entering final 2f, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 4th of 15, 4l behind No Explaining (8-12) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs.
Midwestern (USA) 4-1 (9-3) In rear, never nearer, 11th of 15, 14l behind No Explaining (8-12) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs.
Rufus Roughcut 100-1 (9-3) Chased leader to 3f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 37l behind Nideeb (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jul.
Swansea Jack 16-1 (9-3) Green and outpaced and always in rear, last of 14, 21l behind Za Za Zoom (8-12) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs.
Tewin Wood 25-1 (9-3) Chased winner, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Karaka Jack (9-3) at York 7f 2yo mdn (3) gd.
Antique Diamond (IRE) 150-1 (9-0) Awkward leaving stalls, towards rear, effort over 3f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 21l behind Bint Almatar (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2yo stks (5) gf in Sep.
Laureldean Desert 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 13l behind Secret Queen (9-0) at Redcar 6f 2yo stks (5) gf in Sep.
Rule Of Nature 5-2 (9-0) Prominent, chased winner over 1f out, soon pushed along and one pace, no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Subtefuge (9-0) at Warwick 7f 2yo fll mdn (5) gf in Sep.
