made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely inside final furlong, just held on
soon steadied into mid-division, pushed along when switched right over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
in touch, lost place when short of room 6f out, headway over 3f out, beaten when edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and hung left well over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, onepace
held up in rear, headway on outside over 6f out, hemmed in and lost place 3f out, ridden over 2 out, weakened over 1f out
always prominent, chased winner well over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong, just failed
pushed along leaving stalls briefly, soon tracking winner racing keenly, ridden 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong
The step up in trip looks ideal for ROSIKA, who is taken to complete a hat-trick at the main expense of Dhushan and Cosmic Sun. The Sir Michael Stoute-trained selection took a Bath maiden in April before justifying favouritism in a Salisbury handicap a couple of weeks later. She is raised 7lbs as a result here, but was staying on strongly last time and this extra couple of furlongs looks ideal, so we will stick with her. Dhushan is presumably well regarded by Michael Jarvis, after the trainer pitched him in at Group 3 level last time, following a Chepstow maiden win. He was unable to cope in the Queen's Vase, but the drop back to around 1m 4f looks a positive and we are likely to see a different horse today. Cosmic Sun took a while to notch his first win, taking the King George V Handicap over a similar trip to this at Royal Ascot last time. Fast ground suits and an 8lbs rise seems fair enough, so he can get involved in the shake-up. Thin Red Line is partnered by Jamie Spencer, who has already won on him, and Ed Dunlop steps the colt up to this trip for the first time. A 10f Pontefract win suggests he might get home, although pedigree suggests otherwise. Becausewecan is in great nick and proved his stamina at Newmarket last week. A 3lb rise for that is not excessive and he looks a serious player here, while stablemate Quai D'Orsay perhaps needs a drop in the weights. The latter comment applies to Lethal Glaze and we'll side with Rosika.
Quai d'Orsay 14-1 (8-12) In touch, chased leaders 3f out, effort over 2f out, unable to challenge and weakened final furlong, 8th of 19, 6l behind Cosmic Sun (7-12) at Royal Ascot 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Cosmic Sun 66-1 (7-12) In touch, edged right after 3f and hampered rival, switched left and led just over 1f out, forged clear inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Royal Ascot 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun beating Chiberta King (8-1) by 1 1/4l, 19 ran.
Lethal Glaze (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden along over 3f out, unable to challenge 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 11l behind Holberg (9-1) at Royal Ascot 2m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Jun.
Brunston 11-1 (8-5) Held up behind mid-division, raced keenly, no progress final 2f, never dangerous, 9th of 19, 6l behind Cosmic Sun (7-12) at Royal Ascot 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Jun.
Rosika 10-3fav (8-12) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon led, pushed out and kept on gamely final furlong, won at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) fm in May beating Coming Back (9-7) by 1l, 9 ran.
Thin Red Line (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, led 2f out, stayed on well, won at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun beating Stanstill (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Becausewecan (USA) 9-2 (9-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon carried left, driven and rallied to lead again final strides, won at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun beating Solar Graphite (9-6) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Dhushan 4-1fav (9-1) Raced very keenly, led after 1f, ridden and headed just inside final 3f, still chasing leaders when badly hampered on rail just over 2f out, not recover and soon eased, 12th of 14, 37l behind Holberg (9-1) at Royal Ascot 2m 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Jun.
Headline Act 9-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 12l behind Chiberta King (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.
