raced stand side, in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
raced stand side, led and overall leader 7f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong
raced stand side, slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right 3f out, effort over 1f out, ridden and soon weakened
raced stand side, led 1f, chased leader after, ridden to lead 1f out, ridden out
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced stand side, slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway approaching 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on near finish, not reach winner
raced centre, led that pair and on terms with stand side leader, hung left to join stand side group over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong, soon edged left, stayed on same pace
raced centre, tracked leader, ridden and edged left to join stand side group over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
We give Babodana, Polar Ben, Blatant and St Andrews fair claims here, but will select Polar Ben. Ratings and recent form point us in the direction of Polar Ben and Blatant, and fresh from his heavy-ground Doncaster win, the former can go well in his bid to follow up. Blatant belied his pacemaker tag by finishing third in the QE II last time, and a repeat of that would give this proven soft-ground performer a leading chance. Babodana loves easy going and has more than enough form to be given serious consideration, while a repeat of proven heavy-going runner St Andrews' Group 3 third here 14 days ago would give him a chance. Johnny Jumpup has yet to recapture his very good two-year-old form, which came on soft going, while Museeb would hold claims based on his Jersey Stakes fourth, but is unproven on the going. The others, for us, have something to find, which, in turn, returns us to the selection, which is Polar Ben.
