raced wide held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong
fly leapt start keen in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
raced wide keen in rear, never on terms
tracked leader, led over 1f out, clear entering final furlong, eased towards finish, comfortable
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
set steady pace, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
restless in stalls, slowly away in rear, never a factor
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
Al Hamdany was only beaten half-a-length at Kempton last month. Canberra Cliffs is on a roll but steps up a grade for this, though has her ground again. Pouvoir Magique has only had three runs but was tailed off from this mark on his handicap debut. Armandihan and Andok probably have each-way claims but this can go to AJMAN KING. Roger Varian's colt finally got off the mark in an Epsom maiden at the start of the month and has his first run in a handicap at a realistic level.
Al Hamdany (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Towards rear, good headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Koeman (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Sultan Baybars 25-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway towards inside over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Brigliadoro (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Canberra Cliffs (IRE) 9-4 (10-4) Dwelt, held up in touch, went 3rd over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Aug beating Pack It In (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Pouvoir Magique (FR) Evensfav (9-7) Keen tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, soon eased, last of 4, 15 3/4l behind The Grand Visir (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Ajman King (IRE) 2-5fav (9-5) Led 1f, tracked leader, led again over 3f out and went to near side rail, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Epsom 1m 2f mdn stks (5) hvy in Oct beating Dash Of Spice (9-5) by 2l, 6 ran.
Glenys The Menace (FR) 12-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 11th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Duke Of Bronte (8-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp stks (2) sft in Sep.
Armandihan (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up and behind, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 2f out, ridden to lead and carried head high over 1f out, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 14, nk behind Road To Dubai (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Society Red 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 18, 12 3/4l behind Grand Inquisitor (9-0) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Ce La Vie 7-1 (9-4) Dwelt towards rear, ridden 4f out, some headway over 1f out, never a factor, 5th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Jay Kay (8-7) at Ayr 1m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Andok (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, headway on outside under pressure over 1f out, kept on towards finish but not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Jus Pires (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
