made all, ridden and staying on when left clear 1f out
steady start, held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, soon lost place and beaten
held up, ridden to go 3rd over 2f out, kept on one pace final 2f
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased winner, 2l down when ridden and swerved badly right over 1f out and lost all chance, kept on and hung left inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always in last place, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
Almajd can win on his seasonal reappearance at the expense of Dauberval and Gasper Van Wittel. The selection showed promise to win on his debut last season at Newmarket and was then thrown straight in the deep end at Newbury thereafter when fifth to Beacon Lodge against Group 3 company. He was then turned away and as he looked a big backward type he should develop into a nice three year old so is worth staying on the right side of. Dauberval is yet to be seen this year also but showed signs of ability against Listed company at Goodwood on his last outing and could be anything this year. While Gasper Van Wittel looks a little exposed on what he has achieved so far and would need to improve to be troubling the judge. So for the winner we return to Almajd.
Tasdeer (USA) 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, raced keenly, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 10l behind Calming Influence (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo lst stk (1) frm in May.
Almajd (IRE) 15-8fav (8-12) Mid-division on stand's side, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 5th of 11, 3l behind Beacon Lodge (8-12) at Newbury 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.
Dauberval (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to take narrow advantage 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 5, 3/4l behind Meeriss (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2yo lst stk (1) gf in Sept.
Dry Speedfit (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Held up, never troubled leaders, 22nd of 28, 9l behind Exclamation (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) gd in Oct.
Gaspar Van Wittel (USA) 10-1 (8-12) Held up, in rear, under pressure over 2f out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 11l behind Redolent (8-12) at Sandown 1m 3yo lst stk (1) sft in May.
Lightning Squall (USA) 80-1 (9-0) Raced centre, always towards rear, last of 16, 27l behind Tazeez (9-12) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stk (5) gd in May.