in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, joined entering final furlong, ran on, headed final strides
led, ridden and headed over 1f, weakened inside final furlong
close up, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
slowly away, always in rear
close up, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden to join leader entering final furlong, ran on, led final strides
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Spark Plug won a Listed race at Sandown earlier and went close at Windsor last time. He finished in front of Frankuus on both occasions but the forecast soft going is a worry for him though not for What About Carlo, who scored in this grade at Newbury during the summer. Billesdon Bess won over course and distance before landing a Listed contest at Salisbury and is preferred to Monarchs Glen and Born To Be Alive while the unbeaten Brittanic steps up in class and distance after scoring at Newcastle back in January. PROMISING RUN (NAP) also returns from an absence but she won a Group 2 at Meydan early this year before finishing behind Decorated Hero in the Group 1 Jebel Hatta. Saeed bin Suroor has won this four times in recent years and the Godolphin filly may well be good enough on her reappearance.
What About Carlo (FR) 25-1 (9-3) Tracked leader until over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Desert Encounter (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Frankuus (IRE) 3-1fav (8-11) Tracked leader, keen, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 8l behind Fabricate (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.
Born To Be Alive (IRE) (8-13) 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Bay Of Poets (8-13) at Clairefontaine 1m 1f lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Brittanic (IRE) 2-1 (9-2) In rear and in touch, smooth headway over 1f out, led 1f out, kept on well, comfortably, won at Newcastle 1m stks (3) pol in Jan beating Ay Ay (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
Monarchs Glen 9-1 (9-1) Behind, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Thundering Blue (8-8) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Promising Run (USA) 7-1 (8-9) 7th of 12, 3l behind Decorated Knight (9-0) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 gd in Mar.
Billesdon Bess 6-1 (8-9) Tracked leading pair, not clear run on inside, until gap opened over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear comfortably, won at Salisbury 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gf in Aug beating High Hopes (9-2) by 1l, 9 ran.
Spark Plug (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Fabricate (9-1) at Windsor 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Aug.