made virtually all, strongly pressed from 3f out, driven and in command inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
raced in 4th, ridden to challenge 3f out, weakening when slightly hampered 2f out
held up last, headway on outside 3f out, tracked leading pair and hung right 2f out, ridden and beaten when hung right 1f out
tracked leading pair, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied to take 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with first two
mostly chased winner, pushed along 3f out, soon challenging, no impression and well held inside final furlong
The task for Patkai has been reduced considerably in the absence of Alessandro Volta and he is nominated to land the key trial for the St Leger, the race have yielded four of the last seven winners of the final classic of the season. The easy winner of what looked only an average Queen Anne Stakes, his claims are mainly based on potential rather than what he has achieved. While stamina appears to be his strong-point, he does have plenty of pace also so the drop back should not overly inconvience him. Top Lock looks to be crying out for a step up in trip having been outpaced at a crucial stage in both the German Derby and the King Edward Stakes at Royal Ascot. He will not want a slow pace while Meydan City is an unexposed sort whos recent win is hard to evaluate as he beat an exposed 98-rated rival. Patkai is nominated to land it.
Meydan City (USA) 4-5fav (9-0) Dwelt, soon prominent, tracked leader over 7f out, led on bit over 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, ridden clear, won at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo stk (3) gs beating Siberian Tiger (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
