held up, not far away, came centre over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased
close up, came centre and tracked leader over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, led that group over 2f out, overall leader over 1f out, ridden clear
led, stayed stand side and raced alone over 7f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, came centre over 7f out, ridden 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace
keen, tracked leader, came centre and led that group over 7f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
We'll take Italian Derby runner-up AGE OF REASON to return to winning ways in this Listed contest, while All The Aces looks next best. Saeed Bin Suroor has had a thin time of it this season and Age Of Reason has had to content his trainer with wins elsewhere in the world earlier in the year. However, he returned from a four month break to put up a mighty effort at San Siro and he may well just have too much class for this lot. Having said that, All The Aces will certainly be very competitive. Philip Robinson has struck up a good partnership with the Spartacus colt. He sees this trip out well and acts on both fast and slow ground and is entitled to go very close. Classic Punch has a liking for this place and was the easy winner at Ripon when we last saw him on a racecourse in April. If he can maintain that level of form or improve then he looks a contender. Wasan is a doubtful stayer if this race is truly run, while Yellowstone may be on the slide and we prefer the claims of Age Of Reason.
Age of Reason (UAE) 13-2 (8-7) Tracked leaders; ridden to lead 200m out; soon clear; eased near finish, won at Nad Al Sheba(UAE) 1m 4f hcp fst in Jan beating Young Mick (8-9) by 5l, 13 ran.
All The Aces (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Tracked winner, pressed winner from 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, no extra, headed final 50 yards, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Tastahil (8-12) at Newbury 1m 5f Listed stks (1) sft in May.
Classic Punch (IRE) 3-1 (8-9) Made all, steady pace, quickened over 3f out, clear over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, won at Ripon 1m 4f stks (3) gf in Apr beating Hobby (8-3) by 6l, 4 ran.
Wasan 11-4 (8-12) In touch, headway on inside over 1f out, shaken up to lead soon after, ran on, edged right close home, won at Lingfield 1m 2f cnd stks (4yo+) (3) pol in May beating Fairmile (8-12) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
Yellowstone (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Held up, never dangerous, 12th of 17, 15l behind Drill Sergeant (9-7) at Royal Ascot 1m 4f hcp 105 (2) gf.
