held up off the pace in last trio, ridden and plugged on final 2f, never going pace to get competitive
wore hood to post, held up towards rear, headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
raced wide early, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd close home
steadied start, pulled hard and soon mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders inside final mile, weakened quickly inside final 3f, tailed off and eased final 2f
tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, eased
wore hood to post, held up in mid-division, good headway between horses over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and went left briefly over 1f out, stayed on well
wore hood to post, raced keenly, held up in last trio, headway towards inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
held up in last trio, good headway out wide tracking leaders 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, stayed on into 3rd close home
wore hood to post, led and raced keenly, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
Golden Lyra won in this grade at Saint-Cloud last year and will have needed her run at Nottingham in the spring when behind Pink Carnation. Electric Eyes is interesting despite having a first run since second in the Rockfel as a two-year-old while Long Ago is worth a try at this much higher level having won both starts this season. Sparks Fly has been even more prolific having won six in a row since beaten off a mark of 59 in a Wolverhampton handicap in March but this may be a step too far. QUEEN FOR YOU isn’t totally certain to be suited by this step up in trip but her narrow defeat in this grade over a mile here in the spring is the stand-out recent form and she probably ran up to that standard when fifth in the Coronation Stakes at Ascot last month.
Golden Lyra (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Held up, behind and struggling over 3f out, plugged on, 7th of 10, 16 3/4l behind One For Bobby (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) sft in May.
Mukaddamah 22-1 (9-10) Slow into stride, in rear, not clear run approaching final furlong, not trouble leaders, 16th of 19, 12l behind Villanova Queen (9-10) at Ascot 1m hcp fll (2) gd in Jun.
Pink Carnation 10-1 (9-2) Close up, led briefly 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Al Husn (9-2) at Ayr 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gd in May.
Queen Of The Skies 12-1 (9-12) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Peace Man (10-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Electric Eyes (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Commissioning (9-2) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in Sep.
Long Ago 5-4fav (9-9) Close up, led 2f out, ridden when hard pressed inside final furlong, ran on strongly inside final 110 yards, always doing enough near finish, game, won at Nottingham 1m 2f fll stks (5) gf in Jun beating Elegancia (9-2) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Midnight Mile (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after, 13th of 17, 16 3/4l behind Warm Heart (9-2) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Queen For You (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Tahiyra (9-2) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Scenic (FR) 28-1 (8-11) 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Left Sea (8-11) at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f lst stks gd in Jun.
Sparks Fly 5-2fav (9-10) Handy, led going well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong when clear, ridden out close home, won at Ayr 1m hcp (3) gs in Jul beating Alpine Sierra (8-11) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
