close up in 4th, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 3rd towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
keen early, tracked leader, came centre over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon edged left, ran on
tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
There is little between this quartet on today’s terms. Highland Dress has the more recent form having completed a double at Lingfield and is preferred to the returning Ambassadorial, whose losing run continued last year, but Khuzaam went close in a couple of Listed contests at the end of 2020. NAHAARR ended last season with victory in the Ayr Gold Cup in September and, having won twice over today’s longer trip in the past, the Haggas charge is taken to make a winning reappearance with Ryan Moore doing the steering.
Ambassadorial (USA) 5-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders centre, lost action and eased over 1f out, soon pulled up, at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Highland Dress 7-2 (9-4) Set steady pace, quickened 2 lengths clear approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Jan beating Revolutionise (8-4) by 2l, 8 ran.
Khuzaam (USA) (8-12) 2nd of 12, nk behind Kenway (8-12) at Deauville 7f lst stks hvy in Dec.
Nahaarr (IRE) 7-2fav (9-5) Held up in centre group, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, quickened between horses just inside final furlong, ran on strongly to lead close home (hand time), won at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep beating Spanish City (9-3) by 1/2l, 24 ran.