held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, not much room and not clear run final furlong, stayed on
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened and behind
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and switched left 2f out, strong run and ran on well to lead final stride
went right soon after start, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, pushed along 2f out, driven and led final furlong, ran on well, caught line
chased leader, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on
With a $1.2 million price tag to live up to there is going to be plenty of interest in the performance of Albareq. A beautifully bred son of Kingmambo he has been found a good opportunity to get off the mark at the first time of asking. Great Game represents the best form in the contest and wasn't disgraced when a beaten favourite last time behind the useful Tamasuk and should give Albareq a good workout. Of the other newcomers, Norse Dancer, a son of Halling and Phoenix Reach a son of Alhaarth are both likely to have ability and any market support would be worthy of note.