always in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
keen in touch, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
Zakouski had a run under his belt before winning last year’s renewal with Stormy Antarctic well beaten on the heavy ground. The former won a Group 2 at Meydan back in February while SAFE VOYAGE has faced tougher opposition than this since landing a Listed race at Chester in July with Oh This Is Us back in third. John Quinn’s charge should make a bold bid returning to this level and gets the vote. The unbeaten Dante's Pass tries his luck in Pattern company with Ryan Moore taking over the reins while Jadoomi hasn’t raced since finishing behind Van Gogh in a Group 1 race in France just over a year ago.
Oh This Is Us (IRE) 80-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division far side, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and held when hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 20, 7 1/2l behind Aldaary (9-6) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Safe Voyage (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Al Suhail (9-3) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Stormy Antarctic 40-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, no headway, last of 9, 6l behind Lavender's Blue (9-1) at Goodwood 1m Grp 2 (1) gf in Aug.
Young Fire (FR) 11-2 (9-5) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Greenside (9-2) at Leicester 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Zakouski 10-11 (9-0) Mid-division, good progress 2f out, led final furlong, ran on well, won at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 2 fst in Feb beating Court House (9-0) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Dante's Pass (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) Tracked leader, led after 1 1/2f, travelled well 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, asserted closing stages, comfortably, won at Limerick 7f hvy in Oct beating Pretty Rebel (9-8) by 3l, 7 ran.
Jadoomi (FR) 6-4 (8-13) Chased leaders, ran on one pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Van Gogh (8-13) at Saint-Cloud 1m Grp 1 stks (1) in Oct.
Star Of Orion (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Raced in group of three far side, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 16, 14 1/4l behind Aldaary (9-4) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Dalanijujo (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Never better than mid-division, 6th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Victoria Placa (9-4) at Bro Park 1m gd in Sep.