close 3rd until halfway, chased leaders, ridden and dropped to 4th inside final 2f, behind and eased final furlong
held up in 4th, closer in 3rd halfway, quick move to lead over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, brushed by winner inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd post
tracked winner, pushed along over 4f out, lost 2nd inside final 4f, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on in modest 3rd inside final 2f, went 2nd post, no chance with winner
led until headed and pushed along over 3f out, wandered and brushed runner up inside final 2f, ridden and led again over 1f out, stayed on well and won easing down
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Tribal Commander, an easy winner in January, stays further than this but hasn't been seen since, He has a first start for his new yard and must concede considerable weight all round. Madeeh, solid over hurdles latest, didn't run badly here in May and Tom Queally is a rare booking for the Kirby yard. Alkhattaaf, quite lightly-raced, has made good progress on recent starts and should be in the mix and Geelong may improve for this step-up in trip. Easy Equation also improved the last twice but must do so again, so we'll chance AT THE DOUBLE in receipt of so much weight all round. He's shown little so far but looks a potential Prescott project now upped dramatically in trip. Blinkers are on too on this first Turf start and he was well backed last time when something was clearly amiss.
Madeeh 11-2 (11-6) Soon led chasing group, closer before 5th, led after 3 out, headed before next, weakened between last two, lost two places soon after, 5th of 12, 16 3/4l behind She's A Rocca (11-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Alkhattaaf 6-1 (9-9) Close up early and raced freely, chased leaders after 1f, headway over 3f out and soon led going well, ridden and headed under 2f out, kept on from over 1f out but no match for winner final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Schwartz (9-3) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Easy Equation (FR) 16-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along under 4f out, ridden and headway on outer over 2f out, edged left but closed from over 1f out, took 3rd inside final furlong and ran on, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Schwartz (9-3) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
At The Double (FR) 10-3 (9-3) Mostly ridden along throughout, chased leaders, short of room, looked to clip heels and swerved right after about 2f, weakened over 3f out, last of 7, dist behind Shut Up And Dance (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Tribal Commander 16-1 (9-1) Made all, set steady pace, quickened clear over 1f out, comfortable, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Affluence (9-11) by 5l, 9 ran.
Geelong (FR) 15-2 (9-4) Midfield, ridden 3f out, ran on, 4th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Al Azhar (9-3) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
