held up in touch, headway well over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner
slowly into stride, held up in last, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, eased near finish
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, every chance well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
led, strongly challenged over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
Steaming is running out of time to notch a first success but he got bogged down in the mud at Ffos Las last month and is still rated 2lb higher than Thirsk runner-up Saniyaat. ROYAL LINE is a superbly-bred son of Dubawi who is a half-brother to no less than eight winners, including top-class middle-distance performers Masterstroke and Moonlight Magic. He should be too good for these if living up to his breeding.
Lazarus (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Led, headed 7f out, left in lead again over 5f out, stayed alone far side and headed over 4f out, weakened 3f out, 6th of 8, 26l behind Mafaaheem (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stks (5) hvy in Aug.
Royal Line Dubawi colt out of Melikah.
Steaming (IRE) 9-4 (9-4) Led, ridden 3f out, edged left over 2f out, soon edged right and headed, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 7, 17 1/4l behind Catcher On The Go (10-0) at Ffos Las 1m 4f mdn stks (5) hvy in Aug.
Towie (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind most of way, 9th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Gold Star (9-5) at Newbury 1m 4f mdn stks (3) sft in Aug.
Kirkland Forever 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, plugged on final 2f, no threat, 7th of 12, 12l behind Gold Star (9-5) at Newbury 1m 4f mdn stks (3) sft in Aug.
Saniyaat 9-4 (9-0) Led, headed over 7f out, tracked leader, regained lead over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Nathalie (9-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn fll stks (5) gd in Aug.
Hang Man (IRE) Windsor Knot gelding out of Halliard.