close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace and lost 3rd towards finish
in touch towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
went right start, made all, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
in rear, outpaced halfway
keen in touch towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
Khunan is top rated here and takes a big drop in grade after racing at Group 1 and Group 2 level for much of his opening campaign. KING OF BAVARIA (NAP) won a maiden and a nursery last season and made a very encouraging reappearance behind stablemate New York City at Navan where he pulled too hard in the early stages. He'll be ready for this and looks another for Ballydoyle. Boonie, placed at Listed and Group 3 level last summer, was always travelling nicely when scoring at Nottingham last month while Project Dante made a winning debut here a year ago before a close third in the Norfolk Stakes.
Boonie (IRE) 3-1jfav (8-12) In touch, headway near side over 1f out, soon led, edged left inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Nottingham 5f stks (3) gs in Apr beating Mitbaahy (8-12) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Khunan 33-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out, 8th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Wings Of War (9-1) at Newbury 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep.
King Of Bavaria (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ran freely, in rear 2f out, pushed along on outer over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong to go 4th closing stages, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind New York City (9-5) at Navan 6f lst stks (1) gd in Apr.
Last Crusader (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Double Or Bubble (9-4) at Newmarket 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Project Dante 5-1 (9-3) Towards rear in touch, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Vertiginous (8-12) at Ayr 5f lst stks (1) gf in Sep.
Eternal Halo (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon left behind, 12th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Vertiginous (8-12) at Ayr 5f lst stks (1) gf in Sep.
Get Ahead 9-1 (8-7) Edged right start, towards rear and switched to inside rail, headway to chase leaders after 1f, ridden and close up entering final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind White Lavender (9-4) at Bath 5f lst fll stks (1) gs in Apr.
Guilded (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, kept on one pace final furlong, 8th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Miramar (8-10) at Chantilly 5f Grp 3 stks gd in Apr.