Queally lands July Cup on Fleeting Fleeting Spirit powered to glory in a dramatic renewal of the Darley July Cup at Newmarket. Jeremy Noseda's locally-trained filly travelled sweetly for substitute jockey Tom Queally but the problems started when she hit the front going into the dip. Main Aim, who had cut out the pace, was beginning to stay on again but Ryan Moore had to snatch up which resulted in a stewards' inquiry, after which the placings remained unaltered. J J The Jet Plane was third while Paco Boy absolutely flew home into fourth. The hot favourite Scenic Blast was disappointing and never got into the race while fellow Australian raider Takeover Target was always in the firing line before fading close home. Golden Jubilee winner Art Connoisseur was always in the rear but Queally was in the perfect position throughout. Ironically the Waterford jockey had ridden Art Connoisseur to success at Royal Ascot. Main Aim was certainly staying on again in the closing stages having run over a mile last time but when Fleeting Spirit swerved to her right he was never allowed to follow through his burst and was a length and a quarter away at the line. Queally said: "When we jumped nobody was inclined to go on so as a result we've probably gone a shade slow in the early part of the race. "I gave her a crack on her right and she went left and then I pulled it through immediately and then the opposite happened, but I was well on top near the end. "She has a really impressive turn of foot." Noseda added: "This wasn't really the original plan after Ascot but we gave her 10 days off and I thought I want to be around if for some reason Scenic Blast doesn't turn up. "Then I gave her a piece of work last Wednesday and credit to the lad who rides her out as he said she'd come on an absolute bundle since Ascot. "This is a Group One she deserves as I feel when my horses got sick just before Ascot last year that she was robbed of winning the King's Stand. "She never really bounced back for the rest of the year but today was a great result and a great performance." Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to Main Aim's owner, Khalid Abdullah, said: "He ran a super race dropping back to six furlongs but he's certainly got hampered. This looks like his trip." Mike de Kock, trainer of J J The Jet Plane, said: "That is probably as good as he is. It was a cracking run and he's upped his form again. "Maybe after three or four runs he'll be at his peak and I am keen on running him over a mile at some point. "There are a couple of options as well as the Prix Maurice de Gheest in France." Jimmy Fortune, rider of Paco Boy, said: "He wasn't happy going down the hill but in the closing stages he flew and in another half furlong he'd have beaten them."
