slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up in last pair, headway on wide outside 5f out, soon 3rd, chased leader over 2f out until inside final 2f, soon one pace, rallied to well held 2nd again inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final 2f, soon no chance, weakened to 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leading trio, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, went modest 4th closing stages
pulled hard, tracked leading pair, pushed along on outside 3f out, outpaced final 2f, weakened to moderate 5th closing stages
traced leader until over 3f out and again over 2f out, quickened to lead inside final 2f, clear when edged right final furlong, ran on well, readily
With Dettori struggling to do the weight, Kieren Fallon gets the leg up on Mahmood Al Zarooni's Dubai Prince who won both starts as a juvenile. He beat Seville on his debut so is obviously useful but may be best watched on his first start for Godolphin. Tazeez takes a significant drop in class and has to go on the short-list. Conditions are a worry here, however, whereas the easy ground is ideal for PENITENT. He hasn't been quite at his best so far this year and a visor didn't have much impact last time but cheekpieces are tried here and he should prove hard to beat if they have the desired effect. Jet Away may struggle conceding plenty of weight but is still preferred to Togiak and Bolivia, who may well need this.
Jet Away 7-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, last pair, never a factor, 9th of 11, 12l behind Class Is Class (9-5) at Sandown 1m 2f Listed stks 3yo (1) gd in Jul.
Penitent 10-1 (9-5) Keen led 2f, tracked leader, stayed far side alone 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Green Destiny (9-5) at York 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gs in Aug.
Togiak (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Settled in rear, headway on outside over 4f out, soon tracking leaders, led just over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Resurge (9-10) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
Bolivia (GER) (9-2) 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Persefona (8-11) at Hanover(GER) 1m 3f fll lst stks gd in Nov '09.
Dubai Prince (IRE) 4-9fav (9-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd, headway entering straight, led 1 1/2f out, soon quickened clear, kept on well final furlong, impressive, won at Leopardstown 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gf in Oct beating Warning Flag (9-1) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Tazeez (USA) 9-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, not much room when fading inside final furlong, last of 7, 6l behind Twice Over (9-5) at York 1m 2f Grp 2 (1) gd in Jul.
