HAYDOCK PARK 15:45

All 10 ran.

Time: 1m 13.22s Closing Sectional: (3f): 36.6s (100%)

Overrounds: Industry SP 118%, Betfair SP 99.6%

A race that made the leap from listed status to a Group 2 this season as part of the new 3-y-o sprint programme and it attracted a handful of smart performers, among them the hitherto unbeaten Limato, whose defeat - without any obvious excuses - is the main talking point of the race, though he wasn't the only one to underperform; that said, the winner is progressing well and put up an effort that would've seen him win just about any running of this race from its listed days, and with reliable sorts not beaten far in third and fourth there's solidity to the form.

ADAAY (IRE) is very much on the up this season and followed up his listed win at Newbury earlier in the month by landing this Group 2, turning the tables on Limato from their 2 previous clashes, perhaps catching that rival on a below-par day, though that's not to undermine his own progress, and he'll head to the Commonwealth Cup as one of the leading contenders, with further progress probably on the cards; held up, good headway 2f out, led approaching final 1f, kept going well.

LIMATO (IRE) stood out on this field judged on form/profile but lost his unbeaten record and with it a bit of his lustre for all this second in a Group 2 clearly can't go down as a bad run, just disappointing to see him beaten without any obvious excuses having been so impressive in everything he'd done up to now, lacking the spark that's seen him well ahead of the winner the 2 previous times they've met, the ground mentioned as a possible issue in some quarters and maybe he will prove best granted firmish conditions, though this was hardly extreme going and perhaps there was another factor at play, the stable not exactly firing on all cylinders at present, having had another short-priced favourite turned over in the previous race; mid-division, headway 2f out, chased leader final 1f, kept on; he's still favourite for the Commonwealth Cup, rightly so on all that's gone before, and is definitely worth another chance to show himself a high-class sprinter, though this defeat shows there's a chink or 2 in his armour that hadn't hitherto been apparent.

NEW PROVIDENCE had no problem dropping back in trip and ran at least as well as she ever has, needing no excuses behind a couple of smart rivals; mid-division, headway 2f out, chased leaders final 1f, kept on; she's a likeable type, yet to finish out of the first 3, and should remain competitive, especially as there'll be fillies races for her that'll take less winning.

MARKAZ (IRE) isn't improving anymore but gave it his usual good short back down at 6f, always up in the firing line; close up, led soon after 2f out, headed approaching final 1f, one paced.

MATTMU wasn't in the same form as at York, that big effort 17 days earlier maybe taking plenty out of him, definitely worth another chance to confirm the form/positive impression of that run; led until under 2f out, faded final 1f.

SALT ISLAND would've got close to Adaay granted better luck at Newbury earlier in the month but wasn't in the same form 2 weeks on, hard to be sure why, though it's possible that firmish ground is important to him; held up, ridden 2f out, made no impression.

BURNT SUGAR (IRE) was below form, albeit not ideally placed; held up, ridden out wide 2f out, never involved.

TOOCOOLFORSCHOOL (IRE) back down in trip, again failed to make much of an impact, a fair way below the useful form he showed a couple of times as a juvenile, never mind the smart effort he seemed to put up when a wide-margin winner of the Mill Reef; in touch, pushed along over 2f out, not quicken, weakened final 1f.

GLENALMOND (IRE) ran poorly back down in trip, going without the headgear he'd worn in the Guineas, a prettty disconcerting effort; close up, off the bridle long way out, dropped away soon after 2f out.

BEACON ran poorly and still hasn't proven himself at 6f, not that he looks up to this level; in touch, effort 2f out, weakened.