held up in touch, ridden and no impression over 2f out until ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
led after 2f, set steady pace, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon headed, weakened 1f out
in touch, headway 4f out, led entering final 2f, soon hung left, ran on strongly
held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
in touch in rear, headway when not clear and switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
keen early tracked leaders, ridden and no impression from over 2f out
led 2f, tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, soon headed, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
DUNADEN, winner of the Melbourne Cup in November, followed up in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase in December. He's also won four times on soft ground over this trip so conditions won't be a problem at HQ and Mikel Delzangles' globe-trotting six-year-old can make his first appearance in the UK a winning one. Last year's St Leger winner Masked Marvel's participation depends on the ground but Meandre should go well. Andre Fabre's grey won the Grand Prix de Paris last July, beating Irish Derby runner-up Seville, and was sixth in the Arc on his final start of 2011. Blue Bajan needs further but Al Kazeem, Fiorente and Sadeek's Song all had decent form as three-year-olds though Quest For Peace, who rattled up a hat-trick in Ireland and England before finishing fifth in the Canadian International at Woodbine, may be the pick of the home team on this occasion.
Dunaden (FR) (9-0) won at Sha Tin(HK) 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gf in Dec beating Thumbs Up (9-0) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Masked Marvel 14-1 (8-11) last of 16, 26l behind Danedream (8-8) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct.
Al Kazeem 5-2fav (8-10) Tracked leaders in 5th, improved over 2f out, soon led, headed over 1f out, not pace of winner, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Beaten Up (8-10) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 (1) gf in Oct.
Blue Bajan (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, hampered 4f out, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Electrolyser (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) gs in Apr.
Fiorente (IRE) 11-10fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge inside final 2f, edged right and led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Namibian (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gd in Jul.
Meandre (FR) 12-1 (8-11) 6th of 16, 6l behind Danedream (8-8) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gd in Oct.
Quest For Peace (IRE) 15-4 (8-7) Game finish along rail, 5th of 16, 8l behind Sarah Lynx (8-11) at Woodbine(USA) 1m 4f Grp 1 fm in Oct.
Sadeek's Song (USA) 4-1 (8-13) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 8f out, led 3f out, narrowly headed approaching final 2f, rallied to lead again 1f out, stayed on well, won at Leicester 1m 4f cond Stakes (3) gf in Oct beating Colombian (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
