held up off the pace in last pair, pushed along and struggling halfway, never a factor
chased clear leading pair, pushed along halfway, ridden and closed over 2f out, edged left inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, led at good pace but pressed, headed and hung left over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
steadied start, held up well off the pace in rear, pushed along and hung left halfway, headway on far rail over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chasing leaders when slightly hampered over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on but never going pace of winner
raced wide early, soon pressing leader at good pace and clear of rest, led over 1f out, soon edged left and ridden, headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong
held up off the pace in last trio, some late headway, never involved
tracked leaders on inside, hung badly left and weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out,
held up off the pace towards rear, smooth headway and switched left over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, led entering final furlong, soon quickened clear, easily
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This was won by a three-year-old filly last year and NEMORALIA (NAP) has the form to go close. A Group 2 winner here in May, she went on to separate subsequent Group 1 winners Qemah and Alice Springs when runner-up in the Coronation Stakes at Ascot and should be bang there at the finish. A Group 3 runner-up at Goodwood, Forge is another three-year-old likely to figure and So Beloved may well improve on last year’s seventh. William Buick prefers Charming Thought to stablemate Flash Fire, who was behind Librisa Breeze in the International Stakes, but Birchwood may prove best of Godolphin’s three runners if running anywhere near his best. Jallota has yet to win a pattern race and the remainder look to be facing a tough task.
Charming Thought 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leading pair, pushed along halfway, went 2f out until ridden over 1f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 3/4l behind The Tin Man (9-4) at Newbury 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Flash Fire (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden to lead group over 1f out until well inside final furlong, kept on but not quite pace of leading duo in centre, 4th of 24, 2 1/2l behind Librisa Breeze (9-1) at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul.
Glen Moss (IRE) 2-1 (8-11) Made all, clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Haydock 6f stks (2) sft in Jul beating Coulsty (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Jallota 7-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, ridden and weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Richard Pankhurst (9-6) at Newbury 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Librisa Breeze 4-1fav (9-1) Held up and behind centre, good headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, quickened clear, won at Ascot 7f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul beating Squats (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 24 ran.
So Beloved 40-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind The Gurkha (9-0) at Goodwood 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Birchwood (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Dipped and went left start, held up towards rear on outside and took keen hold, shaken up and edged right over 1f out, no progress, 7th of 8, 11l behind Dutch Connection (9-3) at Goodwood 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Dream Dubai 20-1 (8-10) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 20l behind Dutch Connection (9-3) at Goodwood 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Forge 9-2 (9-1) Held up in 7th, headway on wide outside over 1f out, chasing leaders and edged right entering final furlong, ran on and went 2nd towards finish, not quite going pace of winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Thikriyaat (9-1) at Goodwood 1m Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Nemoralia (USA) (8-12) 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Zelzal (9-2) at Chantilly 1m Grp 1 stks gd in Jul.
Naadirr (IRE) 11-4 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Doncaster 6f stks (3) gd in Jul beating Out Do (8-13) by 1l, 5 ran.
