held up in touch, ridden and switched right over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on
held up towards rear, smooth headway on outside 2f out, edged right and every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
held up, some headway over 3f out, never able to challenge
led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, driven and ran on to lead close home
tracked leader, switched left over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, headed and no extra close home
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, driven over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
tracked leader, led briefly over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
As usual this promises to be an enthralling affair and is one of the most interesting races of the season to date. Kutub comes here on the back of three Group 1 wins on the continent last season, but faces a stiff task in carrying a 5lb penalty in his bid to extend his Group-race winning run. Although any more rain would be a big plus for him. Storming Home is as tough as they come and although he landed the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes at Ascot in June, his best effort last term came when coming home a fraction over three lengths behind Galileo and Fantastic Light at the same course a month later. High Pitched is another who will find cut in the ground to his liking and did nothing wrong as he progressed through the second half of last season. He is still a little in-experienced in comparison to some of these but he remains a horse of enormous potential. Asian Heights returns after a gallops injury kept him off the track for most of last term and it will be of great interest to see how much ability he retains now he is aged four. Marienbard also commands respect and a repeat of his effort when finishing close-up behind Nayef in the Sheema Classic will see him go very close here. However Millenary is a top-class perfromer and was very impressive when wining this last year. His record speaks for its'self and the 2000 St ledger winner looks like being a worthy favourite in a cracking renewal.
