led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace
held up in touch, smooth headway over 3f out, quickened to lead over 1f out, impressive
in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
Adagio was ultimately disappointing in the 2,000 Guineas so Sir Michael Stoute's colt may be best watched today and preference is for the reappearing Authorized, with Proponent rated the most interesting of the remainder. The selection stepped up on his debut effort when running out the good winner of the Racing Post Trophy on only his second start and Peter Chapple-Hyam's colt again has ground conditions to suit for his return. Provided that he has trained on from two to three, the son of Montjeu looks the one that they all have to beat. John Gosden's Raincoat was a good winner of Epsom's Blue Riband Trial but this represents a big step up in class for the son of Barathea, while Prince Golan is more exposed than most and would need to have improved significantly. Al Shemali looks the clear second string of Sir Michael Stoute's two runners and of more interest may be Roger Charlton's Proponent, who has done everything asked of him so far and may have further improvement to come. Authorized sets a decent standard though and he looks the one to be on.
Adagio 4-1fav (9-0) Raced stand's side, held up mid-division, never a factor, 12th of 24, 7l behind Cockney Rebel (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf.
Al Shemali 200-1 (9-0) Raced stand's side, held up, never dangerous, 13th of 24, 9l behind Cockney Rebel (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf.
Authorized (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway going well inside final 2f, shaken up to lead 1f out, quickened clear final furlong, impressive, won at Newbury 1m 2yo Grp 1 (1) hvy in Oct beating Charlie Farnsbarns (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Prince Golan (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Led to over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 14, 48l behind Authorized (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2yo Grp 1 (1) hvy in Oct.
Proponent (IRE) 2-7fav (9-3) Lead over 6f out, driven clear approaching final furlong, ran on well, won at Newmarket 1m 2yo stk (2) gs in Oct beating Minos (9-3) by 6l, 4 ran.
Raincoat 6-5fav (9-1) Close up, travelling well when not clear run from 2f out, squeezed through to lead approaching final furlong, soon clear, won at Epsom 1m 2f 3yo stk (2) gf in Apr beating Dubai Twilight (9-1) by 4l, 4 ran.
