in touch, effort, hung left and rider dropped reigns over 1f out, stayed pressing winner inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out
slowly into stride, behind, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leading pair
raced keenly, led and soon well clear, headed and weakened well over 2f out
held up, hard ridden over 3f out, never in contention
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, close-up 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always behind
mostly chased clear leader, led well over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
walked to post, held up, headway to chase leaders halfway, weakened over 3f out
Malak Al Moulouk is taken to give weight and a beating to some moderate rivals, the best of which may be Our Destiny and Latin Queen. James Eustace's four-year-old made a very promising seasonal debut over course and distance when finishing a close up fourth behind Hatch A Plan. He looked slightly in need of that outing and should now be spot on for this. Our Destiny could prove to be the main rival as unlike most of these he does know how to win. His most recent success came on the turf at Lingfield last month when comfortably accounting for Jessinca, he hasn't been disgraced in two competitive handicaps since and looks set to go close. Latin Queen has shown a glimmer of ability this season and has plummeted down the weights, so it would not be a big surprise to see this one in the shake up. It would be folly to discount Karaoke who has taken on much better opposition this season, although he isn't the most consistent of performers. So not the easiest of events to evaluate, but Malak Al Moulouk is given the vote.