keen hold early, soon steadied into 5th, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, stayed on one pace to take 3rd final 100 yards
chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on readily
keen hold early, held up, driven and no response on outer over 1f out
dwelt, soon 4th on inside, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
led at steady pace, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed front rank, under pressure, weakened final 1f
keen hold, soon chased leading pair, chased winner 2f out, soon driven along, stayed on inside final furlong, readily held
EJAAB will need to be decent to concede at least 4lb to his rivals but the feeling is that he is capable of doing so; Seeking Dubai may give him most to do. The selection made a pleasing debut at Newmarket behind High Spice, a race that has worked out exceedingly well. He was then able to take advantage of a suicidal pace set by Makbullet and a rival at Catterick but with that form since being franked as well it is hard to say whether a mark of 81 is too high. If it isn't, then he should run a big race. Seeking Dubai was a comfortable winner at Windsor earlier this month and his dam is related to several runners who improved markedly with age, whilst Deloria and Royal Box have both shown plenty of tenacity and a will to win which should see both recent winners well in the future. Tucker's Law belied his big odds to run well last time out at the track, whilst Point To Prove is dropping down the weights but should find this extra furlong very much in his favour and cannot be overlooked. An open heat, but the feeling is that Ejaab should take all the beating.
Ejaab 11-4 (9-3) Chased leading pair, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on and edged left to lead towards finish, won at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jul beating Makbullet (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Seeking Dubai 11-4fav (9-0) With leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on well, won at Windsor 6f 2yo stks (4) gf beating Adele Blanc Sec (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Deloria 6-4fav (8-12) Always prominent, raced keenly, hung left over 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, rallied gamely to regain lead near finish, won on the nod, won at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul beating Tislaam (9-3) by ns, 10 ran.
Royal Box 18-1 (9-3) Close up, led after 2f, challenged over 1f out, driven out, won at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Jul beating West Leake Star (9-3) by nk, 10 ran.
Tucker's Law 50-1 (8-12) Soon chased leader, ridden to lead and edged right 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened towards finish, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Kurtanella (9-7) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol.
Point To Prove 12-1 (9-2) Behind, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Radio City (9-0) at Brighton 5f 2yo hcp (5) gf.
