coltish in paddock, tracked leaders, went 2nd 7f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on gamely
tracked leaders, smooth headway on outside over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, outbattled towards finish
led until inside final 2f, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, last pair, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final 3f, tailed off
slowly away and went sharply left start, behind, plugged on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
went right start, in touch in 5th, headway chasing leaders 2f out, kept on in 3rd final furlong
chased leaders and flashed tail at times, hung left and ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace final furlong
Encipher, a winner over 7f here on his second start, will likely be a warm order in this as he should relish middle-distances this year but AL MADHAR could come to the aid of bookmakers. He pounced late to beat another Godolphin runner, Al Suhail, on debut at Newmarket and the runner-up won his next start and went on to place in a couple of Group 3 contests. Vintage Rascal was also a debut winner last year, at Windsor, but could be up against at least a couple of smart performers. Inherent is making his debut but could be anything being a son of Dubawi and the first foal to race of his stable’s dual Group 1 winner Integral.
Al Madhar (FR) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead close home, won at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (3) gf in Jul beating Al Suhail (9-0) by nk, 14 ran.
Encipher 6-5fav (9-5) With leader, led 2f out, clear when hung right inside final furlong, soon ridden, stayed on well, won at Newbury 7f stks (4) gs in Jul beating Native Tribe (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Vintage Rascal (FR) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leader, led over 1f out, soon shaken up, pushed clear and stayed on strongly final furlong, won at Windsor 1m stks (5) sft in Oct beating Tinnahalla (9-5) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Hydraulic Golden Horn gelding out of Dorcas Lane.
Inherent Dubawi colt out of Integral.
Moomba (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, some headway approaching final furlong, 8th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Transition (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Table Mountain 33-1 (8-11) Slowly away and went right start, flashed tail early and always towards rear, 11th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Colonize (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (4) pol in Nov.
Chivalry Camelot gelding out of Much Promise.
Lanval (IRE) Camelot colt out of Flamingo Sea.
East End Girl 20-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Quickthorn (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
