held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge just over 1f out, hung left, joined leader inside final furlong, headed final strides
in touch, ridden 3f out, hung left final 2f and soon weakened
behind, in touch and not clear run on rail over 2f out, stayed on, unable to challenge
started slowly, in rear early, headway in mid-division 6f out, ridden and lost place over 3f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden over 2f out, no progress and weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure, not trouble leaders
held up, chased leaders 4f out, ridden to lead 2f out, edged right 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
held up, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reach leaders
towards rear, headway over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on not reach leaders
led until headed narrowly over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, plenty to do 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong to lead last strides
tracked leaders, effort and every chance over 1f out, not quicken and kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly over 2f out, soon headed, kept on until weakened quickly final furlong
Vengeance is selected to get the better of Gavroche and Solent, with Focus Group perhaps best of the remainder. Vengeance is a tough dual-purpose performer who has one thing in his favour at least-he has won over the course-and-distance, having collected the Great Metropolitan on his return to the Flat in April. Prior to that, Simon Dow's local hope had been in winning form over timber and will lack for nothing in fitness as he bids to make the leap into Class 2 company a successful one. The six-year-old should go close with conditions in his favour and can account for a fair if not outstanding field. Gavroche has won twice round here in the past and proved that he stays when scoring over 12 furlongs at Goodwood recently. The drying ground will help his cause, and he can go well despite topweight. Solent handled the soft ground well when winning at Newbury, but is equally adept on faster going, so is also respected despite a rise in the weights. Best of the remainder may be Focus Group who hails from the stable that sent out Crow Wood to score last year, but Vengeance is the pick of those at the top of the weights.
Gavroche (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Held up, headway, not clear run 2f out, ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong, soon hung left, pushed out, won at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in May beating Nawamees (8-11) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Vengeance 11-2 (9-3) Prominent, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Epsom 1m 4f hcap (3) gd in Apr beating Red Racketeer (9-5) by 1l, 7 ran.
Solent (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 3f out, in command 1f out, ran on, ridden out, won at Newbury 1m 4f hcap (2) sft in May beating Castle Howard (8-12) by 3l, 6 ran.
Glistening 14-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, ridden and outpaced from over 3f out, 5th of 6, 12l behind Art Eyes (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gd in Sept.
Massif Centrale 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, pressed leader from 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 3l behind Gavroche (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in May.
Focus Group (USA) 7-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, no impression, 3rd of 14, 14l behind Blue Spinnaker (8-9) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gs in May.
Savannah Bay 50-1 (9-13) Held up, always behind, 10th of 12, 22l behind Greenwich Meantime (8-11) at Ripon 2m hcap (2) gd in Apr.
Consular 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 27l behind Blue Spinnaker (8-9) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gs in May.
Wingman (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 16l behind Blue Spinnaker (8-9) at York 1m 2f hcap (2) gs in May.
Top Seed (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden and headway over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 16, 22l behind Millville (9-4) at York 1m 4f hcap (3) gs in May.
Kinrande (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Led until ridden and headed just over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, nk behind Mustajed (8-9) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Alfie Noakes 9-4fav (8-7) Soon led, ridden, hard pressed from over 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Gavroche (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in May.
Ameeq (USA) 15-2 (9-0) Mid-division to rear, ridden along over 3f out, soon not quicken, staying on when no room inside final furlong, not recover, 6th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Prince Samos (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2f hcap (4) gd in Apr.
Foodbroker Founder 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, soon beaten, last of 13, 25l behind Day To Remember (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in May.
