tracked leader, led just inside final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led on rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, soon not much room, ran on inside final furlong
behind, kept on final furlong, no danger
dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
raced on outer, soon in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, driven 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt, held up in rear on rails, switched out inside final 2f, chased leader inside final furlong, strong run to lead final 50 yards, won going away
Hoh Mike showed at Newcastle last week that he is not comfortable with the ground too testing and, while it may not be heavy here it may well be too testing for Michael Bell's colt and a better bet looks to be Reverence, with Sierrh plenty in hand; it wil lbe interestign to see where he goes from here.a Vista rated the pick of the remainder. The selection proved himself to be one of the top sprinters in Europe last season and only failed to land a third successive Group 1 success on his final start at Longchamp on Arc day because the ground was quicker than is normally the case. Eric Alston's gelding will have no problems with the going today and is taken to defy his Group 1 penalties. The Tatling is a capable performer but is not as good as he once was, while The Trader is capable but is on a long losing sequence. Sierra Vista has a progressive profile and could be of interest but Reverence should be too classy for his rivals and he gets the vote.
Reverence 9-4fav (9-11) Prominent, disputing 3rd and pushed along halfway, took 2nd final strides, 2nd of 14, nk behind Desert Lord (9-11) at Longchamp 5f Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct.
Sierra Vista 9-2 (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Confuchias (9-0) at Newcastle 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jun.
Bond City (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Aegean Dancer (8-1) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jun.
Dhaular Dhar (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 8l behind Confuchias (9-0) at Newcastle 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jun.
Sand Cat (8-12) Settled in rear, ridden to close 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 16, 12l behind Mutamarres (9-4) at Jebel Ali 7f hcp std in Mar.
The Tatling (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Started slowly, headway 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 8th of 20, 6l behind Miss Andretti (9-1) at Ascot 5f Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
The Trader (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Always behind, no impression, 6th of 7, 8l behind Sakhee's Secret (9-0) at Salisbury 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gf in Jun.
Dazed And Amazed 100-1 (8-12) Chased leaders until weakened quickly halfway, 19th of 20, 16l behind Miss Andretti (9-1) at Ascot 5f Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
Hoh Mike (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) In rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 10, 15l behind Confuchias (9-0) at Newcastle 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Jun.
Wi Dud 40-1 (8-11) Stumbled start, behind, some headway over 2f out, soon ridden, never nearer, 13th of 21, 9l behind Soldier's Tale (9-4) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 (1) gd in Jun.
