led, driven over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 3rd towards finish
held up in last pair, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no impression
with leader, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place, behind over 1f out
tracked leaders, headway 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon ridden, kept on, headed and no extra towards finish
held up in last pair, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace, final furlong, no impression
held up in touch, headway towards stands side over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, driven 2f out, soon lost place, ridden and weakened 1f out
Superboot faces a forlorn task but the others are closely matched on official ratings. Fitness is unlikely to be an issue for either Valbchek or TAAYEL and they may be the pair to concentrate on. Preference is for the latter, who was placed in both Group 3 and Listed company over this trip as a juvenile. Restiadargent ran well in a decent race at York last month and looks the pick of the remainder as Royal Rock appears to be on a downward curve and Seachantach showed little on his only previous start in this country.
Dubawi Sound 40-1 (9-4) Led far side group, pushed along 3f out, headed 2f out, chased group leader until inside final furlong, kept on same pace in closing stages, 8th of 29, 4 1/2l behind Galician (8-12) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Royal Rock 33-1 (9-6) Always behind far side, 24th of 26, 20l behind York Glory (9-2) at Royal Ascot 6f hcp 0-110 (2) gf in Jun.
Seachantach (USA) 33-1 (10-0) With leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 10l behind Tropics (9-3) at Windsor 6f hcp 105 (2) gd in Jun.
Valbchek (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Raced wide of pack towards stand side, chased leaders, hard driven halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 26l behind Mince (8-11) at Ascot 6f Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.
Superboot (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Held up, pushed along 3f out, switched left over 1f out, soon ridden and edged left, no impression, weakened final 100 yards, 5th of 6, 6l behind Louis The Pious (8-11) at Haydock 6f cond Stakes (2) gf in Jul.
Taayel (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, led 1f out, edged left and headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Invincible Warrior (9-1) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks 2yo (1) sft in Oct.
Restiadargent (FR) 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Ladies Are Forever (9-2) at York 6f flls Group 3 stks (1) gf in Jul.
