Campanologist was sent off as the 2-1 favorite over 5-2 second choice Doctor Fremantle and Bronze Cannon and Dansant each 8-1. 11-1 Tajaaweed battled on the front end with 25-1 Barshiba through the first 3/8 mile until Barshiba quickly opened up an 8 length lead on the field. However, the fast pace took its toll as Campanologist gradually gained on the pacesetter, passing the tiring Barshiba at the 1/4 pole. Bronze Cannon, who sat midpack early, put in a strong rally late to nail the favorite at the line to get the win by 1/2 a length in 2:27.59 over good-to-firm turf, just 0.35 seconds off the course record. It was another 2 lengths back to late-running Dansant third.
Winning jockey Jimmy Fortune said, "They went very quick early, and I was happy to sit where I was. He has a big heart this horse. (Campanologist) wasn't stopping, my lad kept pulling that bit more out and wore him down in the end. It was a good effort to win with a penalty, they're not bad horses he's beaten. He gets 1 1/2 miles well and is a very game little horse. He's certainly going the right way."
Trainer John Gosden added, "He won the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket and picked up a 3 lb penalty for this. We were always going to come here but it is difficult with a penalty. Frankie (Dettori) told me at the start of the week he thought this was his best chance of a winner but our horse has shown lots of courage, given them 3lb and beat the lot of them. I suppose we will have to look at Group 1s now but we are happy where we are at the moment."
