raced in group of 4 in centre, dwelt, held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, never on terms
dwelt, raced in group of 4 in centre, held up, ridden 2f out, never on terms
raced towards far side, held up, headway chasing leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader in group of 4 in centre, led group 2f out, 3rd overall over 1f out, edged right and kept on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge
raced towards far side, went 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, strong challenge close home, just failed
raced towards far side, chased winner until halfway, chased leaders, 4th and kept on same pace inside final furlong
raced towards far side, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, soon ridden and weakened
raced keenly, led group of 4 in centre, headed in group 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened soon after
went towards far side, made all, strongly pressed near finish, held on gamely, all out
Wesley Ward won this in 2013 with No Nay Never and there are high hopes for Shang Shang Shang, who drew clear of a subsequent winner when making all on debut at Keeneland. Konchek met interference when beaten only half-a-length behind VINTAGE BRUT in the National Stakes at Sandown but Tim Easterby’s unbeaten colt also had to be switched to find a run and showed a fine turn of foot when the gap came. This is another stiff 5f and the northern raider, recently sold for £280,000, can confirm the form and complete his hat-trick. The Paddocks, Charming Kid and Rumble Inthejungle are likely improvers and Land Force and Pocket Dynamo have already shown a decent level of form so can’t be ignored.
Charming Kid 11-2 (9-2) Raced keenly, held up in last trio, good headway in centre when ran green and edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at York 5f stks (3) gf in May beating World Order (9-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Glory Fighter 4-6fav (9-2) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, ran on, comfortable, won at Lingfield 5f stks (4) gd in May beating Soldier's Call (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Kinks 4-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 6th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Vintage Brut (9-3) at Sandown 5f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Konchek 9-2 (9-3) Dwelt in rear, pushed along halfway, ran on final furlong on outside, not reach leaders, 3rd of 9, 1/4l behind Vintage Brut (9-3) at Sandown 5f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Land Force (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Close up, led from halfway, headed 1 1/2f out, soon not match winner and one pace, dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Fairyland (8-12) at Curragh 6f lst stks (1) gf in May.
Pocket Dynamo (USA) (8-12) won at Longchamp 5f stks gd in May beating Show Must Go On (8-12) by hd, 8 ran.
Rumble Inthejungle (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Made all, hard pressed final furlong, ran on gamely, won at Salisbury 5f stks (4) gf in May beating Well Done Fox (9-2) by nk, 8 ran.
The Paddocks (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, just held on, won at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gf in May beating Blonde Warrior (9-5) by hd, 9 ran.
Vintage Brut 7-2jfav (9-3) Keen tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Sandown 5f lst stks (1) gd in May beating Sabre (9-3) by nk, 9 ran.
Shang Shang Shang (USA) 17-5 (8-6) Drew clear, held sway, won at Keeneland 4f mdn fst in Apr beating Moonlight Romance (8-6) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
