chased leader and keen, ridden to lead over 2f out, stayed on while under pressure
held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on and hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly away, held up in rear, ridden and raced wide over 3f out, no impression after
led and raced keen, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Amir Zaman has taken well to this surface and can land another success at the expense of Glory Quest and Newtonian. The John Jenkin¿s trained gelding landed two handicaps here in October, beating some inform rivals, he was a shed disappointing next time at Lingfield, but can bounce back to winning ways against this opposition. Glory Quest has the ability to give the selection a real fight if returning to his November form when just touched off by the well handicapped Macaroni Gold, the seven year old has been a bit quiet recently but has also been steadily dropping down the weights and could bounce back. Newtonian meanwhile is facing handicap company for the first time, but has shown enough in three maidens to be given a chance this type of company. Course and distance winner Dubai Dreams is also worthy of a mention but Amir Zaman is the only one in the field that appears to be on top of his game and he gets the vote
