towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra
mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along and some headway on outer entering straight, ridden to go 3rd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and pushed along entering straight, 2nd and ridden over 1f out, kept on well final 100 yards, not reach winner
in rear, pushed along approaching straight, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and headway to lead early straight, 2 lengths clear 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, held on close home
led, 2 lengths clear 4f out, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and headed under 2f out, dropped to 4th over 1f out, no extra
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along under 4f out, ridden and dropped to 5th early straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out
Only 3lb separates the top six on official ratings and top-rated Layfayette has extra to carry for his Curragh Group 2 victory. He only had half-a-length to spare over License at Naas in March but the latter, who will be 2lb better off, was well beaten in that Curragh Group 2. CLEVELAND, who was further behind in that Naas Listed race, has moved from Aidan to Joseph after landing the Chester Cup then finishing second in an 1m6f Ascot handicap. He takes a big drop in trip here but Ryan Moore knows him well and will make good use of his stamina. Beamish, unbeaten in three, is making such big strides that it would be no surprise to see him chalk up victory number four and he'll handle any further easing of the ground.
Layfayette (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last pair, wide in 5th home turn, never remotely involved, 5th of 7, 13 1/4l behind Broome (9-3) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Beamish (FR) 10-3 (9-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 3f out, went 3rd travelling well 2f out, switched left to challenge and soon ridden, improved to dispute lead 1f out, stayed on well to lead close home, won at Roscommon 1m 4f lst stks (1) Soft - Heavy in Jun beating Yaxeni (9-9) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Cleveland (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, 1 1/4l behind Get Shirty (9-6) at Ascot 1m 6f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Falcon Eight (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Tracked leader, not fluent at 2nd, took closer order in clear 2nd at 8th, challenged leader after 4 out, under pressure and dropped to 3rd after 2 out, no extra in 4th before last, weakened run-in, 5th of 8, 14 3/4l behind Salvador Ziggy (11-7) at Galway 2m 5f gd in Jul.
Gear Up (IRE) 10-3 (9-11) Soon led, pushed along early straight, ridden over 1f out and headed 150 yards out, no impression on winner, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Camorra (9-11) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gd in Jun.
Licence 10-3 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no extra, last of 7, 13 1/4l behind Layfayette (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) Yielding in May.
Sandhurst (IRE) 8-13fav (9-5) Disputed, tracked leader after 1f, close up 4f out, ridden in 2nd over 2f out, stayed on to dispute 1 1/2f out, headed under 1f out, kept on again close home to press winner, 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Shanroe (9-12) at Galway 1m 6f sft in Jul.
Manu Et Corde (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Led, pressed over 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Perotan (8-7) at Down Royal 1m 6f lst (1) gd in Jul.
Duke De Sessa (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Dwelt slightly and rear, ridden to close on outer 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Aikhal (8-11) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jun.
