made all, quickened 2f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well
held up towards rear on outside, took keen hold, headway 5f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right and unable to quicken, soon beaten
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, ran on, always held
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, took keen hold, switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong, edged left and went 3rd 100 yards out, not able to trouble front pair
with winner until ridden 2f out, edged left and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, no impression when hung left over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression
Dominant was hampered at crucial stage on his seasonal reappearance at Sandown so did well to claim second place behind Chain Lightning. He looks sure to make a bold bid along with Labarinto, who finished fourth on his handicap debut at Newmarket. Al Kazeem won his maiden here and shaped well on his return over C&D last month, but was well beaten on his debut at this track in October by FULGUR. Luca Cumani's charge ran too fresh on his comeback in the Feilden at HQ and today's combination of being upped in trip and dropped in class could prove a winning one. Loving Spirit is better than his run in the 2000 Guineas indicates and General Synod is not easily dismissed.
Al Kazeem 5-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, not clear run over 3f out, switched right and headway over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Cai Shen (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f con stks (3) gf in Apr.
Dominant (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Close up, effort on inside when badly hampered 2f out, soon switched left, ridden and ran on to go 2nd near finish, unlucky, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Chain Lightning (9-4) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Apr.
Labarinto 7-4fav (9-0) Raced center, in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Art History (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Apr.
State Opera 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leader until ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off over 1f out, last of 14, 39l behind Auld Burns (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo aut stk (2) gf in Apr.
Fulgur 5-1 (8-13) Keen tracked winner after 1f until 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 10l behind Dordogne (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 1f Listed stks 3yo (1) gf in Apr.
General Synod 7-4fav (9-3) Always prominent, led over 2f out, soon carried left, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Dubawi Sound (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Norse Blues 5-1 (8-7) Held up in touch, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Chilworth Lad (9-4) at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) fm.
Rastaban 4-1 (8-8) Chased leader, outpaced over 3f out, rallied approaching final furlong, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Glen's Diamond (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Loving Spirit 66-1 (9-0) Held up, never a factor, 9th of 13, 28l behind Frankel (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf in Apr.
