led over 5f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
led to over 5f out, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, rallied and ran on to lead closing stages
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge
Nonrunner
Not perhaps as straightforward as the weights might suggest here but nonetheless MIA'S BOY is given the vote to win, but Charm School is expected to go very well in opposition. The selection drops back in trip here after a couple of decent runs over a mile. He doesn't mind any ground and looks like being very competitive in this weaker event than he has contested of late and as a tough sort he is taken to repel all comers. Charm School is a very interesting opponent. The gelding hails from the in-form John Gosden establishment and has not won since a soft ground maiden success on debut last year. He should still be effective over this short and first-time blinkers might help elicit improvement. Peter Chapple-Hyam looks to be getting his inmates into full swing and he saddles Shallal, who was highly tried in both the Greenham and then the Jersey Stakes last year, finishing last of 16 in the latter. This trip looks to be ideal and he is worth watching today. Mutheeb was green when winning at Lingfield on his only start as a three-year-old and he will surely show more this term, though he has a fair bit to find on the figures here and we prefer Mia's Boy.
Charm School 8-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 23, 4 1/2l behind Extraterrestrial (8-12) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) sft.
Mia's Boy 8-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, steaday progress under pressure from 2f out, stayed on, not reached leaders, 6th of 25, 4 1/2l behind Extraterrestrial (8-12) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) sft.
Mujood 10-1 (9-4) Led 2f, tracked leader afterwards to over 3f out, stayed prominent until weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7l behind Highly Regal (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Mutheeb (USA) 4-1 (9-2) Raced wide, held up, headway on wide outside 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating Party Frock (8-11) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Cloudy Start 11-2fav (8-12) Chased leaders over 4f, 9th of 16, 9l behind Makaamen (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Shallal 33-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened quickly and soon behind, last of 16, 28l behind Aqlaam (9-1) at Ascot 7f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Jun.
