held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung right, driven and under pressure inside final furlong, held on towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in touch, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, rallied inside final furlong, just held towards finish
soon led, pushed along 3f out, headed well over 2f out, soon weakened
led early, tracked leader, led well over 2f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened 2f out
held up in touch, every chance well over 1f out and pushed along, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, soon tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
behind, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
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THE HAGUE went close off his revised mark a fortnight ago and is taken to account for All The Winds and the penalised Haljaferia. The last named carries 6lb extra for last week's success at Newmarket and, although he has won off a higher mark in the past, he does face a stiff test on these terms. All The Winds won a hatful of races during his time in Germany and is an interesting recruit for a small yard. There is an element of guesswork where he is concerned, though. So it may be prudent to wait for the betting to warm up in earnest before taking the plunge on his British debut. Coiled Spring and Zaif have a bit to find on the balance of form but may be capable of pulling something out of the fire when push comes to shove. However, The Hauge arrives here at the top of his game and, as he still has room for more improvement, the David Evans-trained gelding makes the most appeal in this company.
Strathcal 8-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Chiberta King (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.
Gloucester 5-1 (11-7) Close up, headway to chase leaders 3f out, going well over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 12l behind Crossbow Creek (11-6) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
All The Winds (GER) (9-2) 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Talisman (8-13) at Dresden(GER) 1m 2f stks sft in Nov.
Indian Ghyll (IRE) 16-1 (9-12) Raced wide, towards rear, never near leaders, last of 13, 17l behind Sajjhaa (8-7) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Coiled Spring 14-1 (10-0) Carried head to one side, keen, tracked clear leader, closed up over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, beaten when hung left final furlong, not run on, 6th of 9, 10l behind Total Command (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
The Hague 11-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge well over 2f out, kept on and every chance until one pace final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 2 3/4l behind King's Masque (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Haljaferia (UAE) 13-2 (9-11) Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 4f ladies hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May beating My Mate Mal (10-0) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Zaif (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, hard ridden and not quicken 2f out, no impression over 1f out, last of 5, 3 1/2l behind Penang Cinta (8-13) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Sir Boss (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Behind, driven over 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 17l behind Worth A King's (9-6) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Oct.
Colonel Flay 8-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, weakened over 3f out, last of 8, 33l behind Brett Vale (9-11) at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Outland (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, led 8f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 5l behind Phoenix Flight (9-8) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
