prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out
led, headed over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon not much room, no extra inside final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, readily
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
Krypton Factor and Rex Imperator have an edge at the weights on today's terms but neither have been at their best so far this year. Veteran ROYAL ROCK is taken to win this for the third time as he was successful in 2011 and beat higher rated rivals than these last year. Clear Spring is not the most reliable but finished ahead of Rex Imperator at Warwick last month and it's been sometime since either Khubala or Valbchek ran up to their best form.
Clear Spring (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and faded inside final furlong, 10th of 20, 7l behind Muthmir (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) gd.
Khubala (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Held up, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 8l behind Tropics (9-1) at Newmarket 6f Listed stks (1) gf in Aug.
Krypton Factor 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 8l behind Baltic Knight (8-12) at Haydock 7f cond Stakes (3) gs.
Rex Imperator 9-4fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Complicate (9-0) at Warwick 6f cond Stakes (3) sft in Aug.
Royal Rock 11-2 (9-2) Dwelt, in touch in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, chased winner inside final furlong, no threat, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Justineo (9-2) at Doncaster 6f cond Stakes (3) gf in Aug.
Valbchek (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 11l behind Kickboxer (9-3) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.