held up in touch in rear, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd post, nearest finish
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, edged right and kept final 100 yards
tracked leading pair, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on when carried right final 100 yards, held when dropped to 4th final strides
held up in touch, driven 3f out, switched right over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong, rallied to take 2nd final strides
tracked leader, lost place when ridden inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
KHALAAS (NAP) was given too much to do when a beaten favourite at Newmarket and Paul Hanagan has chosen William Haggas' gelding ahead of maiden winner Alkawn - he looks to have made the right choice. Iconic has his sights lowered and could figure but Bakht A Rawan probably needs more if he's to be competitive against less-exposed types. Gold Prince is a course and distance winner but, along with Plymouth Sound, probably best watched on this occasion.
Plymouth Sound 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden when lost place 3f out, behind final 2f, last of 5, 19 1/4l behind Exosphere (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (3) gf in Jun.
Alkawn 9-4fav (9-5) Led 1f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, quickened clear over 1f out, pushed out, won at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Jul beating Nosey Barker (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Iconic (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leading trio, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Blond Me (9-0) at Sandown 1m lst fll (1) gf in Jul.
Khalaas 11-4fav (9-1) Ridden away from stalls, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Mount Tahan (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Gold Prince (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Decorated Knight (9-7) at Sandown 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Bakht A Rawan (IRE) 3-1fav (8-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, no threat after, 5th of 7, 5 1/2l behind American Artist (9-3) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.
