led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish
raced keenly, held up in 5th, ridden out wide and unable to quicken inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, went modest 4th towards finish, never going pace to threaten
raced keenly, tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish
steadied start, held up last, headway towards inside over 1f out, soon switched left to rail, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
tracked leading pair, shaken up to lead approaching final furlong, soon clear, eased towards finish
steadied start, held up in 4th, ridden on inside over 2f out, soon weakened
War Leader has struggled from his raised mark after completing a double at Chelmsford. Camelot Tales was tried over 1m4f at Ascot after winning over this trip at Ayr but pulled too hard. Arctic Vega's two victories have been on the all-weather while Gold Arch has gained all four successes on artificial surfaces. TAWAAREQ (NAP) had been racing in better company since last season's Doncaster maiden success before dropping into this class at Nottingham where he found the prolific Miramichi too strong in the closing stages. He can get back on the winning trail though Bill Peyto is much better than he showed at Goodwood where he finished a long way last.
War Leader (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Prominent, raced keenly, steadied over over 10f out, effort over 3f out, outpaced and no impression from over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Untold Story (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Camelot Tales (FR) 7-4fav (9-10) Steadied start, pulled hard in close 4th, headway and switched out over 2f out, soon 3rd, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Southern Voyage (9-7) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Arctic Vega 3-1fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead and hung right over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost 2nd and no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Andaleep (8-12) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Gold Arch 50-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten, 4th of 8, 13 3/4l behind Chai Yo Power (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Tawaareq (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden and almost upsides over 2f out, still close up final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 4, 1/2l behind Miramichi (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Bill Peyto (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Held up off the pace in last pair, tailed off and eased when no chance inside final 2f, last of 11, 33 3/4l behind Wink Of An Eye (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
