tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up last, headway on inside 2f out, ridden and switched left chased leaders ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on but always held
tracked leading pair, ridden and hung right over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in 7th, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
held up in 5th, pushed along 3f out, one pace when short of room briefly over 2f out, kept on in 4th inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on gamely and always doing enough
held up in 8th, struggling when hung right and appeared to lose action over 2f out, behind and eased inside final furlong
held up in 6th, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, soon beaten
NonRunner
This looks an open renewal but Cougar Mountain is penalised for his Group 2 success at Newmarket in September and Mondialiste, who won the Arlington Million over 1m2f in Chicago last year, may be best over that longer distance nowadays. Tashweeq missed the whole of last year but was a smart two-year-old and won a Listed race at Doncaster whereas Jallota has done all his winning over shorter trips so far. Sovereign Debt arrives on the back of a success at the All-Weather Championships but the Hannon yard has an excellent recent record in this contest and KOOL KOMPANY gets the vote. The latter won a Listed race a shade cosily at Doncaster on his reappearance, despite the narrow winning margin, and is fancied to confirm running with third-placed Dawn Of Hope.
Cougar Mountain (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) 8th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Vivlos (8-9) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 Yielding in Mar.
Gabrial (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Dwelt, behind far side, headway 3f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 4th of 22, 1l behind Bravery (9-1) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Jallota 10-1 (9-3) Raced stands side, tracked leader, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Aclaim (9-1) at Newmarket 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Oct.
Kool Kompany (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 3f out, not much room 1f out and switched right, ridden inside final furlong, ran on to lead last strides, won at Doncaster 1m lst stks (1) gs in Apr beating Stormy Antarctic (9-0) by shd, 11 ran.
Mitchum Swagger 11-8fav (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never reached leaders, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Chookie Royale (9-3) at Kempton 7f stks (2) pol in Nov.
Opal Tiara (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) last of 13, dist behind Vivlos (8-9) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 Yielding in Mar.
Sovereign Debt (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m stks (2) pol in Apr beating Nimr (9-5) by nk, 12 ran.
Tashweeq (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Johannes Vermeer (8-13) at Saint-Cloud 7f Grp 1 stks (1) hvy in Nov.
Dawn Of Hope (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Kool Kompany (9-0) at Doncaster 1m lst stks (1) gs in Apr.
Mondialiste (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) 11th of 13, 18 1/2l behind Vivlos (8-9) at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 Yielding in Mar.
