held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched right 2f, challenged and hung left inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards
held up in touch, headway 2f out, effort and staying on when bumped inside final furlong, no extra and lost places close home
chased leaders 6f
steadied start, held up last, headway near side and hung right 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, in command when hung badly right inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
pulled hard and prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong
took keen hold, held up towards rear, drive and headway on near side over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner
took keen hold, soon chased leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost out in placings last strides
led, ridden along 3f out, kept slight advantage until headed over 1f out, mostly chased winner after, well held when lost 2nd close home
Nonrunner
The Hills family often do well in this race and it was the turn of John to lift last year's renewal. The family have strong claims of landing the prize again with Charlie and Michael teaming up with Chester victor, Red Art. Chil The Kite won readily at Doncaster despite tending to hang to his right though that shouldn't be an issue here. Takeitfromalady gained compensation for a number of near misses when successful at Windsor and he should go well again but we will offer another chance to PRINCE ALZAIN. Gerard Butler's colt ran too badly to be true in the Britannia Stakes and having been tried against some high-class opposition in the past, his current handicap mark of 90 does not look harsh. My Queenie performed with credit over C&D behind Making Eyes and the handicapper has seen fit to raise her 3lb for her labours.
Miblish 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Michelangelo (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo aut stk (2) gf in Jun.
Arnold Lane (IRE) 6-4fav (8-9) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 1f out, headway over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Ewell Place (8-9) at Newbury 7f con stks (3) hvy.
Red Art (IRE) 4-1fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not get to leaders, 4th of 9, 3l behind Van Ellis (9-7) at Chester 7f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.
Chil The Kite 7-4fav (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led approaching 1f out, soon edged right, kept on and ridden out, won at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun beating Jake's Destiny (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Prince Alzain (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Raced centre, held up towards rear, never on terms, 18th of 29, 18l behind Fast Or Free (8-10) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Jun.
My Queenie (IRE) 10-1 (8-4) In touch, pushed along 3f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on in closing stages, always held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Making Eyes (9-2) at Ascot 1m fll hcp (2) sft in May.
Lucky Henry 20-1 (8-11) Raced far side, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out, 21st of 29, 21l behind Fast Or Free (8-10) at Royal Ascot 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Jun.
Takeitfromalady (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Slowly into stride, mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left to challenge, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Sir Mike (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Fire Ship 10-1 (8-5) Steadied start, raced keenly, led over 6f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, hung left, rallied final strides, just failed, 2nd of 8, ns behind Ocean Tempest (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) hvy.
Flaxen Flare (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out to get in behind leaders 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 8l behind Jacob Cats (9-5) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Lady Loch 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders in 5th, driven 5f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to go 3rd towards finish, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Trail Blaze (9-6) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jun.
Van Der Art 11-4 (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Chil The Kite (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jun.
