held up, headway on outer 6f out, hung left from over 2f out, kept on same pace
soon pushed along towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
mid-division, headway to chase winner over 3f out, drifted left over 2f out, no chance with winner from 2f out
towards rear, pushed along from over 5f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, behind, stayed on past beaten horses inside final furlong, never a danger
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, hung left final furlong
led until over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
Rodeo has claims on form but lack of a run since April has to be of concern for the Barry Hills-trained colt and preference is for Montpellier, who gets the vote ahead of Aryaamm. Admittedly the selection was very disappointing at Newmarket last time but Ed Dunlop's colt looks well worth another chance judged by previous efforts and a reproduction of his best may well suffice in this company. John Gosden's Sessile has shown some promise in his two starts, while Danski probably needs to improve on the balance of what he has shown so far. It is difficult to weigh up the merits of Walter Swinburn's two newcomers Grand Silence and Pagano but the yard's runners invariably need their first outing so a bigger threat may come from the Michael Jarvis-trained Aryaamm, who showed promise on her debut here over a mile and should improve for the longer trip. Montpellier has solid claims on the pick of his form though and he gets the vote in the hope that he can reproduce it here.
Danski 6-1 (9-4) In rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, edged left and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Rationale (8-7) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Dixieland Boy (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Slowly away and lost 6 lengths, soon in touch in rear, ridden and no chance final 2f, 5th of 6, 9l behind Piano Player (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm (5) pol.
Esteem 11-1 (9-3) Always prominent, led just over 2f out, edged left and headed 1f out, soon hung right, not quicken, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Dash To The Front (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Grand Silence (IRE) Grand Lodge colt, half-brother to numerous winners between 7f & 1m4.
Montpellier (IRE) 11-4fav (9-3) Prominent, chased leader 7f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 16l behind Zaif (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gf.
Pagano (IRE) Night Shift gelding out of 1m3f winner Frippet.
Squiffy 66-1 (9-3) Started slowly, in rear, some late headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 13th of 19, 10l behind Farringdon (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf.
Grand Court (IRE) 100-1 (8-8) Started slowly, always towards rear, last of 19, 38l behind Kaveri (8-11) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gd in Oct.
Marina Gamba (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride and behind, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 13, 15l behind Alcyon (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Sessile (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Behind, stayed on from 2f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 16, 8l behind Wasseema (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jun.
Star Berry 20-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, behind, some headway on rails when hampered 2f out, not a danger after, 7th of 12, 9l behind McNairobi (8-12) at Lingfield 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol.
True Ruby 7-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, never a factor, 8th of 12, 15l behind Prime Meridian (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn aut (6) pol in Nov.
Rodeo 12-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Makderah (8-12) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Aryaamm (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, edged left under presure and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2l behind Sabah (9-0) at Windsor 1m mdn fll (5) gf.
