tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly
held up in touch, lost place over 2f out
broke well, soon in rear, some headway over 1f out, no impression
led, quickened well over 2f out, soon strongly challenged, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up in touch, driven over 4f out, soon weakened, eased well over 1f out
tracked leaders, hard driven over 2f out, soon under pressure, kept on well final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, no chance with winner
Burj Nahar, Desert Kiss and Emerald Wilderness all return from a lengthy absence, though the latter is well treated on his best form and Ryan Moore's booking suggests Robert Cowell's seven-year-old has been working well at home. Udabaa won easily over this trip at Haydock earlier in the month but was put up 9lb as a result and takes on better opposition here. A market move for Seven Summits would be significant, while three-year-old Naqshabban and Zain Shamardal are both capable of making their presence felt but Philip Hobbs does particularly well with his rare runners on the Flat and ALAZAN could be another winner for the Minehead trainer here. Ahead of Classic Vintage when second over 1m4f at Doncaster in the autumn, the five-year-old had a couple of runs over hurdles in April to blow away the cobwebs and should be ready to do himself justice now.
Classic Punch (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Mid-divison on outside, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 15, 18l behind Confront (9-11) at York 1m 1f hcp 105 (2) gd.
Burj Nahar 8-11fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, led on bit 2f out, soon in command, comfortable, won at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft in Nov '09 beating Molon Labe (9-3) by 4l, 15 ran.
Desert Kiss 16-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 15, 30l behind Hot Prospect (9-1) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) sft in Aug.
Status Symbol (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Chased winner, challenged 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 14l behind Passion For Gold (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) gf in May.
Udabaa (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, unchallenged, won at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd beating Prince Apollo (8-12) by 6l, 7 ran.
Seven Summits (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, gradually weakened, 18th of 20, 29l behind Salden Licht (9-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct.
Alazan (IRE) 4-1fav (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 20, hd behind Salden Licht (9-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Oct.
Gritstone 20-1 (7-13) Mid-division, pulled hard, lost place over 3f out, well held after, 8th of 12, 7l behind Jutland (9-4) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Zain Shamardal (IRE) 11-4 (9-4) Raced wide, held up in 6th, headway on outside to challenge 3f out, led narrowly over 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, stayed on, always held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Club Oceanic (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Naqshabban (USA) 6-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders stands' side, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, eased, last of 6, 39l behind Laajooj (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f Listed stks 3yo (1) gd in May.
Emerald Wilderness (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Kal Barg (8-12) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f hcap in Mar '10.
