in touch, ridden 2f out, switched right approaching final furlong, kept on well
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and stayed on one paced final 2f
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on
towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden and effort, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
ARAB SPRING has won first-time out for the past two seasons so the fact that he hasn't had a run since last May shouldn't pose a problem and last year's John Porter winner is well up to this class. John Gosden saddles a pair of three-year-olds with the Dante third Foundation perhaps the most interesting despite finishing last in the French Derby. His lightly-raced stable companion Royal Artillery is owned by Coolmore so the presence of Colm O'Donoghue in the saddle suggests he's not making up the numbers. Scottish is a dual Listed winner who hasn't quite been able to make the transition to this class so far but Gabrial is perfectly capable of scoring in this grade at his best, though he's a rare runner over a trip this far and his very best form has been over a mile.
Arab Spring (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Led and set even pace, pushed along and joined 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed last strides, 2nd of 5, hd behind Western Hymn (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in May.
Fire Fighting (IRE) 8-1cfav (9-5) Mid-division, headway 5f out, switched left over 3f out, edged right and led 2f out, edged right entering final furlong, driven out, won at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp stks (2) gf in Jul beating Oasis Fantasy (9-1) by nk, 17 ran.
Gabrial (IRE) 50-1 (9-8) Held up, in mid-division, pushed along on inside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went modest 5th inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind The Gurkha (9-0) at Goodwood 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Scottish (IRE) 10-11fav (9-4) Made all, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Newbury 1m 2f lst stks (1) gf in Jul beating Berkshire (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Foundation (IRE) (9-2) 16th of 17, 17 1/2l behind Almanzor (9-2) at Chantilly 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Jun.
Royal Artillery (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Took keen hold soon tracking leading trio on inside, hung right over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Hawkbill (9-0) at Ascot 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Jun.
Bazooka (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up, in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Champagne Champ (9-4) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
