led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear
held up in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
chased leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, lost 2nd towards finish
held up, ridden along over 3f out, staying on same pace when bumped well over 1f out, no impression after
chased leaders, slightly hampered well over 1f out, stayed on same pace after
The feature event of the day in a contest that has produced some smart winners in recent years, among them Cesare who won the 2006 renewal. Tasdeer can make amends for his disappointment at Chester last time where he was poorly drawn and could never obtain the prominent position he likes to obtain. He could well be the type that falls between being too good for handicaps and not good enough for pattern company. With that in mind connections have found a perfect opportunity for him here. Law Lord returns for his first start in the UK this season. He did not appear to stay one mile on his final start in Dubai and while he has won with an ease in the ground, if it was very testing it may not suit. Caldra has been outclassed of late in his races and is only now beginning to slip down the ratings from the smart form he showed last season. It would be surprising if the remainder proved good enough to land it and Tasdeer is the selection.
Tasdeer (USA) 11-2 (8-8) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 20l behind Blythe Knight (9-7) at Chester 7f lst stk (1) gd in Jul.
Icelandic (8-7) Prominent, effort and every chance 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 7, nk behind Stettino (8-11) at Capannelle 1m stk std in May.
Barons Spy (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden over 1f out, some headway, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 13, 7l behind The Kiddykid (9-1) at Chester 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Caldra (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 6l behind Ordnance Row (9-0) at Salisbury 1m Grp 3 (1) gs.
Fishforcompliments 12-1 (9-6) Led, driven 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out, 8th of 9, 14l behind Perfect Star (9-8) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Law Lord 9-1 (9-4) Led main group, chased leader over 2f out when every chance, not quicken, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Third Set (9-4) at Nad Al Sheba 1m lst stk (1) std in Feb.
Pawan (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Kalahari Gold (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-105 (2) sft.
Indian Diva (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, prominent, driven and weakened over 2f out, 16th of 18, 25l behind Clifton Dancer (8-6) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) gd in May.
