held up, headway over 2f out, hung right and every chance over 1f out, hung sharp right under pressure well inside final furlong, no extra
held up, always travelling well, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on
always prominent, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon one pace
mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led, clear over 7f out, ridden and headed 2f out, faded
held up, driven and headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Saeed bin Suroor is double handed in this Group two event, with Naheef and Sulamani, the last named is taken to oblige at the expense of High Accolade and Magistretti. This impressive globetrotter has competed against some of the best in the business, including Alamshar and High Chaparral, and most recently went down by just four lengths to Rakti in the Prince Of Wales' stakes at Royal Ascot. This step down in class may be just what he needs to get back on the winning trail. High Accolade has also performed with credit against Group one opponents, his fourth to Warrsan in the Coronation Stakes was made to look top class form last Saturday with the winners excellent effort in the Eclipse. Magistretti comes into the argument on the pick of last season's form, a runners up berth behind Falbrav in the Juddmonte. The Mark Johnston pair Bandari and Systematic are two very gutsy performers and will not go down without a fight, but class should prevail here and Sulamani has it in abundance.
