Held up in 6th, ridden and headway when not much room briefly 2f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, stayed on well, edged right when challenging close home, led last strides op 11/2
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led towards finish, headed last strides
Elarqam (5/4), Thundering Blue (5/1), Forest Ranger (5/1), Smart Call (11/2), Fabricate (8/1), Euginio (9/1), Brorocco (12/1), Euro Nightmare (25/1)
Half of this field can probably be confidently taken on for win purposes, as should come up short on class, but the age allowance, plus his sparkling Guineas effort suggest that ELARQAM can make it 2-2 at this venue, provided he can bounce back from his Irish adventure. Smart Call looks a threat, while neither Fabricate nor Forest Ranger is dismissed.