prominent, lost place over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on final furlong
raced wide early, prominent, short of room and lost place over 6f out, headway on outer to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
raced wide early, held up, short of room over 6f out, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened 1f out
raced wide early, held up in touch, improved to track winner 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
raced wide early, tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, ridden and headway to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong
held up, headway to track winner 3f out until over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, raced wide early, ridden and headway 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
raced wide early, made all, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, edged right and ran on final furlong
KITE WOOD could be hard to peg back although he does have something to find on the figures with All The Aces whilst it's too soon to write off Age Of Reason. The Derby also ran has a tendency to get warm before his races and hasn't always impressed physically but that certainly wasn't the case before his run at Newmarket and he ran out a worthy winner. He was allowed to dictate the tempo which always sounds a note of caution but he's given the benefit of the doubt. All The Aces has never been beaten by more than two lengths in nine career starts and was just a length and a half behind Doctor Fremantle at Newmarket. The form has worked out pretty well with Schiaparelli and Alwaary running well next time and this consistent performer should go close. Age Of Reason may have found the run coming too soon when tailing off at Newmarket but he has a bit to prove at this level on these shores although his entries suggest that connections retain faith in his abilities. Basaltico will need to leave his Goodwood form behind but that was his debut for this yard and he could do so; the market may guide whilst Dansant and Fiulin are interesting runners who don't look quite good enough to win. Kings Gambit ran a big race on debut for this yard at York and should see out the longer trip which will prove no problem for Mourilyan although success at this level has, thus far, eluded him. Kite Wood should have some competition for the lead this time but is still taken to prevail.
Age of Reason (UAE) 3-1 (9-0) Held up, not far away, came centre over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased, last of 5, 31l behind All The Aces (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f Listed stks (1) gd in Jun.
Basaltico (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 7l behind Illustrious Blue (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gd in Jul.
Dansant 8-1 (9-0) Switched right start, held up in rear, switched right to inside rail over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, not pace of front pair, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Bronze Cannon (9-3) at Royal Ascot 1m 4f Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
Fiulin 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along entering straight, weakened 3f out, 5th of 7, 27l behind Geordieland (9-2) at Sandown 2m stks (1) gd in May.
Halicarnassus (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, driven along over 3f out, kept on gamely under pressure final 2f, finished well, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Illustrious Blue (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gd in Jul.
Kings Gambit (SAF) 25-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Kirklees (9-2) at York 1m 2f stks (1) gd in Jul.
Mourilyan (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up in 8th, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, soon hanging right, tried to challenge and looked dangerous approaching final 1f, readily held final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Schiaparelli (9-7) at Goodwood 2m stks (1) gd in Jul.
Kite Wood (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Made all, shaken up over 2f out, ran on strongly, won at Newmarket 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jul beating Tactic (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
All The Aces (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, looked held when short of room over 1f out, switched left, driven and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Doctor Fremantle (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f stks (1) gd in Jul.
