held up in mid-division, headway far side of group over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
awkwardly away, held up and behind, headway far side of group chasing leaders going well over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, short-lived effort when switched right 3f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, challenged and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, good headway near side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd just inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, no impression final furlong
slight lead towards near side of group, narrowly headed 3f out, rallied to lead again approaching final furlong, stayed on well
difficult loading, raced keenly chasing leaders, weakened rapidly over 2f out, tailed off and eased
raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, slight lead 3f out until ridden and headed approaching final furlong, lost 2nd just inside final furlong, weakened
DECLARED INTEREST (NAP) was an excellent fifth in the Sandringham Stakes here last month on only her second start on Turf. She’s been raised 3lb but should again beat eighth Al Rasmah. Melnikova is the unknown quantity having finished third to Quadrilateral at Newbury last summer. Manaabit made a winning debut on Turf at Beverley while Alnaseem has begun her four-year-old career in good form. Queen Of Silca has won her last three but she is taking a massive step up in grade today.
Alnaseem 5-2fav (9-8) Raced wide, held up, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Oud Metha Bridge (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Earth And Sky (USA) 5-1jfav (9-8) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, edged left and pressed winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, nk behind Golden Force (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Agent Of Fortune 14-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, some late headway, never involved, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Fighting Temeraire (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Delicate Kiss 16-1 (9-7) Keen, tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra, 5th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Swiss Cheer (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Declared Interest 6-1 (8-3) Raced far side centre, tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, every chance over 1fo out, held final 150 yards, kept on, 5th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Onassis (8-1) at Ascot 1m hcp fll stks (2) sft in Jun.
Al Rasmah (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Raced stands side centre, prominent, outpaced and no impression from over 2f out, 8th of 15, 4 3/4l behind Onassis (8-1) at Ascot 1m hcp fll stks (2) sft in Jun.
Vividly 20-1 (9-0) Prominent 5f, last of 9, 22 1/4l behind Rose Of Kildare (9-3) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Manaabit (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Edged right start, tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, in command final furlong, stayed on well, won at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Spiritofthenorth (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Disco Fever 3-1 (9-7) Mid-division, some headway edging left over 1f out, hung left and weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Angel Power (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m fll stks (5) pol in Jun.
Melnikova 5-4fav (9-1) Overall leader centre, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 9 1/4l behind Quadrilateral (9-1) at Newbury 7f fll stks (2) gd in Sep.
Sky Lake (GER) 18-1 (9-5) Led until over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Love And Thunder (9-0) at Newbury 1m fll stks (5) gd in Jun.
Queen Of Silca 2-1fav (9-10) Held up, closed 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Chepstow 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Newton Jack (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
