Taameer in rear but in touch, shaken up, green and headway 2f out, switched left and quickened over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven and stayed on strongly close home

Full Toss in rear but in touch, driven and quickened to chase leaders 2f out, strong challenge from over 1f out, outpaced by winner inside final furlong but held on gamely for 2nd

Palavicini took keen hold early, chased leader, challenged 2f out, slight lead soon after, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong but stayed on well to dispute close 2nd

Aurorian led, ridden 2f out, narrowly headed soon after, weakened inside final furlong

Souter Point chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

Lord Of The Flame prominent until weakened quickly halfway

A race with a proud history, having thrown up a number of Classic winners in the past, and while it remains to be seen whether any of this lot can enhance its reputation in similar fashion, there was plenty to like about the way TAAMEER overcame inexperience to win. Anchored at the rear off the steady early pace, he was a little slow to get the message as to what was required when initially shaken up, but once the penny dropped he quickened up well, bursting between horses to hit the front inside thelast. He was strongly challenged close home but was always holding off his more experienced rivals, and the way he was looking about on pulling up confirmed how green he still is, and he looks sure to have learned plenty from this.

He was the trainer's fourth winner of the race in the last ten years, and he is now likely to take a similar path to his previous winners Elshadi and Nayef, and take in the Autumn Stakes at Ascot next. His pedigree suggests he should make up into a middle-distance performernext year, and he looks a smart prospect on this evidence.

Full Toss, whose sire Nayef won this race in 2000, got off the mark at the third attempt at Chester last time and stepping up a furlong in trip promised to suit him. Giving 4lb to the winner, he could not quite make his experience tell, but he ran a sound race and helps set a level for the form.

Aurorian, a stablemate of Full Toss, made all on the favoured stands' side at Lingfield last time and he could not take advantage of any similar draw bias here. He was easily brushed aside by the first three inside the last.

Souter Point shaped with plenty of promise on his debut in a Sandown maiden that is working out well but he was one-paced under pressure here and this was a step backwards.

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