made all, shaken up inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, always in command final furlong, stayed on well
raced keenly, held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden into 2nd 1f out, kept on, no impression with winner
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in last pair, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take narrow 4th inside final furlong, no chance with leaders
prominent, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked winner, driven inside final 2f, soon ridden and one pace, well held in 3rd inside final furlong
awkwardly away, held up in last pair, headway into mid-division 4f out, ridden over 1f out, never near leaders, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never threatened leaders
IBRAZ is two from two but given the way he won on his handicap debut at Sandown last month, may not be done improving. Curiosity, who has gone close in some big events this summer is likely to be the main challenger, but dual winner Argentello is sure to be well prepared for his handicap debut, and it would be no surprise to see First Contact bounce back from his Britannia run to feature here. Moqarrab has plenty of promise, but this is a tough assignment for his first handicap, and Qaroun looks high in the handicap. Clubbable has put together two good runs and has place prospects.
First Contact (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Raced stands side, held up behind, driven over 2f out, not clear run and switched towards rail inside final 2f, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 11th of 30, 6 1/4l behind Ostilio (8-9) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Curiosity (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Raced stands side, held up behind, headway 3f out, chased leaders when switched right inside final 2f, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 30, 1 1/4l behind Ostilio (8-9) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Moqarrab (USA) 4-7fav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jun beating The Chemist (8-9) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.
Petrus (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Raced stands side, mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, never reached leaders, 12th of 30, 6 1/2l behind Ostilio (8-9) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Clubbable 6-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, driven 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Dance Diva (9-0) at Carlisle 7f lst fll stks (1) gf in Jun.
Ibraz 7-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, driven and ran on, won at Sandown 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Jun beating Gossip Column (8-3) by nk, 11 ran.
Argentello (IRE) 2-5fav (9-8) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led on bit over 2f out, clear over 1f out, very easily, won at Windsor 1m stks (4) gf in Jul beating Dagian (9-2) by 6l, 7 ran.
Mayyasah (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Awesometank (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp fll (2) pol in May.
Qaroun 7-2jfav (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway and switched to far rail over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 3l behind Ventura Knight (9-7) at Doncaster 1m hcp (3) gf in May.
