chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in touch, headway 1f out, soon ridden, ran on
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
held up behind, some late headway, never on terms
chased leaders until weakened over 1f out
held up, switched right and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, hung right but ran on well to lead final stride
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong
always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, no extra when headed final stride
in touch until weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, effort and hung right 1f out, weakened
prominent until weakened well over 1f out
We will side with The Tatling here to land back-to-back wins in this race, with his biggest dangers seen as Avonbridge and Majestic Missile. Much as the selection is eight pounds worse off for the neck he beat Dragon Flyer when securing last year's win, his trainer feels he has him in excellent shape for the repeat bid and has been in better recent form than that mare. Bahamian Pirate has a few lengths to find on the form of last year's race. Avonbridge will be happier over this five furlongs than the six he encountered at Ascot last time and he was two-and-a-half lengths ahead of the selection at Chantilly on good to soft on June 6 plus he is a course winner. For us, that counts for a lot here so Majestic Missile, who is the only other course victor in the line-up and may have needed his recent seasonal return, is another to give serious consideration to. Boogie Street comes out the best of the others on official ratings but the scene is set for an emotional win for The Tatling, and he might just prevail, despite his penalties.
