NEWMARKET (JULY) 15:35

All 6 ran.

Time: 2m 31.2s

Overrounds: Industry SP 107%, Betfair SP 99.1%

This looked an up-to-scratch renewal of the Princess Of Wales's Stakes on paper and the winner produced a really good performance under a penalty, though the race was rather unsatisfactory, the field splitting into 2 groups in the straight, the trio that stayed against the rail, including the favourite Hamish, in trouble a long way from home and finishing well held.

GIAVELLOTTO (IRE) followed up his Yorkshire Cup win under a penalty and looks an improved horse this year, worth another try at Group 1 level, the Irish St Leger reportedly the aim, and he could well prove a stern threat to Kyprios in that, this form looking on a par with what that one achieved in winning the Gold Cup last month; held up, travelled well, headway over 2f out, led inside final 1f, in command soon after, won readily.

ARREST (IRE) looked in fine shape after 2 months off and, under a positive ride, ran his best race of the year, though ultimately no match for the winner and yet to make the sort of progress that might have been expected from 3 to 4; led, came centre straight, went clear halfway, ridden over 2f out, edged right, headed inside final 1f, no extra.

TIME LOCK ran respectably, much better than she had in the Coronation Cup, races against her own sex in the second half of the year likely to provide an opportinuty or 2 to get her head in front; tracked pace, came up centre in straight, shaken up over 3f out, not quicken 2f out.

HAMISH turned in a rare poor effort, his rider's decision to stay on the stand rail in the straight partly the cause of that, his overall record such that he's likely to bounce back quickly; held up, remained stand side straight, ridden over 3f out, made no impression.

MAXI KING (IRE) was below form, possibly not helped by track position, though with plenty to find at this level anyway; tracked pace, remained stand side straight, labouring 3f out.

OUTBOX has beaten one rival in 3 starts since his shock win in the Jockey Club Stakes and would seem not to be in any sort of form (in cheekpieces rather than blinkers this time); upsides until turn, led stand-side group after, labouring over 3f out.