soon led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, always in rear
slowly into stride, held up in rear, not trouble leaders
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
dwelt, mid-division, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
keen, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
always prominent, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon edged left, ridden out
raced in mid-division, ridden and weakened well over 2f out
pulled hard, soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
raced wide, mid-division, weakened well over 2f out
Qadar has shown enough in two decent races to warrant support here, and is expected to get the better of Planet and Desert Lightning. Marcus Tregoning, who has emerged from a quiet spell, trains this well bred son of Xaar who has been unlucky to come up against too top performers in Henrik and most notably Dubawi. He wasn't beaten far in either of those contests and is a strong contender here against lesser opponents. There are some very interesting newcomers including Daybreaking, Heathwood and Desert Lightning.The last named catches the eye on pedigree, he is a colt by Desert Prince out of a Last Tycoon mare and will no doubt have been well prepared by trainer Jeremy Noseda. Of the others with experience Sir Michael Stoute's Planet is expected to improve on his solitary outing at Newbury and could run into a place at a decent price. Many of these have potential, but Qadar has proven ability and is a confident choice.
