prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon challenged winner, ran on
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, pushed along and slightly outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
keen led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
close up, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
Bapak Bangsawan won this last year when trained by Kevin Ryan, who runs MUKAYNIS this time. The four-year-old is 5lb higher than when scoring over course and distance five weeks ago, when Arctic Lynx was third, but Shane Gray gets on well with the Tamayuz colt and again takes off 3lb. Pearl Noir won nicely at Kempton last week and should go well, despite the penalty, but this looks too short for Malaysian Boleh.
Tom Sawyer 10-1 (8-13) Led until over 2f out, soon rallied, faded final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Sleepy Sioux (9-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Malaysian Boleh 3-1 (9-3) Held up, switched right and smooth headway on outside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon quickened clear, flashed tail towards finish, comfortably, won at Lingfield 7f clm stks 0-65 (6) pol beating Ortac Rock (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Vincentti (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Led after 1f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Varsovian (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Triple Dream 10-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 8, 3l behind Temple Road (9-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Mukaynis (IRE) 5-4fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, readily, won at Wolverhampton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) in Jan beating Give Us A Belle (8-13) by 1l, 10 ran.
Bapak Bangsawan 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Lupo D'Oro (8-7) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Arctic Lynx (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 9l behind Electric Qatar (8-11) at Southwell 5f clm stks 0-75 (6) fbs.
Pearl Noir 2-1fav (8-11) Made all, ridden and clear over 1f out, won at Kempton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol beating Pharoh Jake (9-3) by 3l, 6 ran.