held up in 5th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, soon not quicken, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd approaching final 2f, 3 lengths to find 2f out, closed 1f out, upsides inside final furlong, stayed on gamely to lead final 50 yards
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 3rd and hung right over 1f out, no chance with leading duo, no extra in 4th inside final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden and no progress from 2f out
tracked leading pair until over 2f out, chased leading trio until weakened over 1f out
led, quickened over 2f out, soon 3 lengths clear, ridden and reduced lead approaching final furlong, joined inside final furlong, no extra and headed final 50 yards
held up in last pair, no progress final 2f, never a factor
hedl up last, ridden and no progress final 2f, never a factor
tracked leader until approaching final 2f, chased leading pair but no chance when driven over and lost 3rd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly in to stride, towards rear, dropped out quickly 3f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off
steadied start, held up towards rear, headway on outside and plenty to do 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, never able to challenge
Camelot's reputation has taken a bit of a battering since he completed the Epsom/Curragh Derby double a year ago and he was put firmly in his place by AL KAZEEM in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh last month, despite the presence of pacemaker Windsor Palace. We can see no obvious reason why Aidan O'Brien's colt should reverse that form here with Roger Charlton's lightly-raced five-year-old, who is finally beginning to justify his trainer's high opinion of him. The latter gets a confident vote in this as he is less exposed than Jonathan Pease's Maxios, though the French raider has done very little wrong this season having run at the highest level and won twice at Longchamp. The Fugue is a high-class filly and has been given plenty of time to recover from a rough race in Breeders' Cup Fillies And Mares Turf at Santa Anita in November where she would probably had won if she hadn't been trapped on the rails. She'll be ready for this and makes more appeal than globe-trotting Red Cadeaux and Brigadier Gerard Stakes winner Mukhadram.
Afsare 11-2 (9-0) Split 1/4, shifted 4wd, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Little Mike (9-0) at Arlington(USA) 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gd in Aug.
Al Kazeem 9-4 (9-3) Settled in 4th, headway on outer early straight and travelled best to challenge over 1f out, led 150 yards out and kept on well, won at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gf in May beating Camelot (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Camelot 4-11fav (9-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, headway to lead 2f out and soon ridden, strongly pressed 1f out and headed 150 yards, no impression on winner and kept on same pace under pressure, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Al Kazeem (9-3) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
Maxios 10-3 (9-2) won at Longchamp(FR) 1m 1f 3yo Grp 1 (1) sft in May beating Planteur (9-2) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Miblish 5-1 (9-0) Stumbled start, took keen hold tracking leading pair, pushed along 3f out, driven and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Mukhadram (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gs in May.
Mukhadram 3-1 (9-0) Made all, set decent pace, 3 lengths lead over 1f out, diminishing advantage towards finish, always holding on, unchallenged, won at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gs in May beating Main Sequence (9-0) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Red Cadeaux (9-0) 8th of 13, 7l behind Military Attack (9-0) at Kranji(SNG) 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gd in May.
Saint Baudolino (IRE) 2-1fav (8-13) 4th of 12, 6l behind Hunter's Light (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 1f Group 2 sks (1) in Feb.
Side Glance 33-1 (9-0) 4th of 12, 7l behind Animal Kingdom (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f fll stks Grp 1 (1) in Mar.
Windsor Palace (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Soon led, pushed along entering straight and headed 2f out, soon no extra under pressure in 3rd, 3rd of 4, 11l behind Al Kazeem (9-3) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gf in May.
The Fugue 16-10fav (8-8) Blocked 1/4-1/8,stdied, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Zagora (8-12) at Santa Anita(USA) 1m 2f flls Grp 1 (1) gd in Nov.
