held up, headway over 6f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong
close up, led over 8f out, ridden and headed over 4f out, weakened
close up, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
dwelt, headway after 4f, took closer order 6f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened
in touch, chased leader over 2f out, led and edged right over 1f out, ridden out
pulled hard, held up in touch, headway on inside 8f out, ridden 4f out, weakened well over 2f out
led, headed over 8f out, weakened quickly
held up towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, kept on final 2f, never dangerous
pulled hard, held up in touch, ridden 3f out, went 2nd briefly inside final furlong, no extra
An uninspiring contest that is little better than a seller and Toni Alcala is handed the vote to confirm recent promise. The four-year-old has proved a model of consistency of late both on the all-weather and on turf and looks one of the few that can be fancied to reproduce his form off a fair mark. King Priam is thrown in on his old form but has looked a light of former days judged on recent evidence while Sports Express has clearly been difficult to train and is best watched on his return from an absence of over a year. Flat Stanley was disappointing on turf last time but ran well here previously and shapes as though this trip will suit ideally but Dare faces no easy task under top weight on his comeback from a lengthy spell on the sidelines.