chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, quick and clear 1f out, readily
in touch, headway 3f out, hung right and no room 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
held up, ridden and headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, took 2nd close home, no chance with winner
chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
James Fanshawe's Warden Complex looked a shade unlucky at Ascot last time and has to be respected off the same mark today but preference is for Granato, who gets the verdict over Flip Flop And Fly. The selection is trained by Alec Stewart, whose string has been running into form recently as emphasised by the three-year-old's improved display at Newmarket last time. The drop from a mile to seven furlongs should suit the son of Cadeaux Genereux and the booking of Kieren Fallon is another positive. Sylvester Kirk is another trainer to have his horses in good form at present and Flip Flop And Fly should be better suited by the ground conditions this evening than the softer surface he ran on at Salisbury last time. Colour Wheel disappointed at Ascot last time and is strictly held by Warden Complex on running that day. Go Bananas faces no easy task on his belated reappearance and of more interest may be Paul Cole's Peter Paul Rubens who ran well for one so inexperienced when fifth in the Buckingham Palace Stakes last time. He runs here in preference to a more competitive handicap back at Ascot this weekend and has to be respected off the same mark as at the royal meeting. Granato suggested at Newmarket that there would be more to come from him though and he gets the vote.
