in rear, soon outpaced and behind, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on, nearest finish
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no threat
held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, quickened clear
set strong pace and soon 5 lengths clear, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
dwelt soon pushed along to chase clear leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, looked held when short of room over 1f out, eased
The last two winners of this - Sir Dancealot and LIMATO – are back for more. The former won two Group 2 races last year so carries a penalty but everything looks in favour of Henry Candy’s veteran, who usually needs a run but will have been aimed at this. Vale Of Kent has run a couple of excellent races in defeat this month, though both over a mile. However, he did win over 7f on the July course here last year. Mubtasim had a couple of runs at Meydan and Riyadh at the start of the year and is a course and distance winner while Happy Power was ahead of Yafta when not beaten far in a Listed contest at Haydock recently, though prefers easier ground. Tip Two Win was runner-up in the 2018 2000 Guineas and is eased in grade, though became disappointing last year.
Sir Dancealot (IRE) (9-0) 11th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Dark Power (9-0) at Riyadh 6f gf in Feb.
Happy Power (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden and close up 1f out, held and kept on same pace final 100 yards, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Space Blues (9-8) at Haydock 7f lst stks (1) gs in Jun.
Limato (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Close up, headway to chase winner approaching final furlong, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Mustashry (9-8) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Mubtasim (IRE) (9-0) 2nd of 14, nk behind Dark Power (9-0) at Riyadh 6f gf in Feb.
On The Warpath (9-6) 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Velorum (8-6) at Meydan 7f hcp gd in Feb.
Tip Two Win 25-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, effort 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 8, 10 3/4l behind Beat The Bank (9-4) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Turjomaan (USA) 33-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 15, 13 1/2l behind Circus Maximus (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Jun.
Vale Of Kent (IRE) 22-1 (9-9) Led main group centre to near side and overall, headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 23, 3l behind Dark Vision (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Yafta 40-1 (9-8) Chased leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 2l behind Space Blues (9-8) at Haydock 7f lst stks (1) gs in Jun.
