Regal Parade raced on stands side, chased leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, edged right but ran on well

Dhaular Dhar raced far side, held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead far side inside final furlong, ran on, no quite reach winner, 1st of 14 in group

Jedburgh raced stands side, steadied start, held up behind, headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, edged right under pressure, kept on

Border Music raced on far side, took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway 3f out, going well 2f out,led entering final furlong, soon headed, kept on same pace 2nd of 14 in group

Laa Rayb raced on far side, held up in midfield, headway over 2f out, chased leaders 1f out, ran on, not quite reach leaders, 3rd of 14 in group

South Cape raced on far side, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, running on and switched right inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 14 in group

Celtic Sultan raced on stand side, overall leader until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened just inside final furlong, 3rd of 14 in group

Lovelace raced on far side, held up in rear, pulled out and good headway 3f out, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened last 100yds, 5th of 14 in group

Meydan Dubai raced on far side, in touch, not much room and lost place over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 14 in group

Buxton raced on far side,slowly into stride, raced in midfield until ridden and struggling halfway, stayed on past beaten horses final furlong, never troubled leaders, 7th of 14 in group

Racer Forever raced on far side, chased leaders, ridden and effort just over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 8th of 14 in group

Our Faye raced on stand side, held up behind, headway 3f out, chased leaders and ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 14 in group

Docofthebay raced on stands' side, took keen hold,held up behind , hedawy 3f out, chased leaders and switched right 2f out, soon hanging right and beaten, 5th of 14 in group

Prince Of Light raced on stands side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 14 in group

Count Ceprano raced on stands side, raced in midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened 2f out, hung right final furlong, 7th of 14 in group

Captain Jacksparra raced on stands side, chased overall leader until 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 14 in group

Vortex raced on far side, held up towards rear, ridden and headway just over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14 in group

King´s Bastion raced on stands side, held up behind, ridden 2f out, no progress, 10th of 14 in group

Bomber Command raced on stands' side, raced in midfield until lost pace 5f out, no danger after, 11th of 14 in group

Giganticus raced on far side, chased leaders , ridden and struggling when hampered 2f out, no chance after, 10th of 14 in group

Binanti raced on stand side, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 2f out, 12th of 14 in group

Dabbers Ridge raced on far side, chased leaders, ridden just over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 11th of 14 in group

Hinton Admiral raced far side, led that group until 2f out, soon hung left and weakened, 12th of 14 in group

Berbice raced far side, took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, eased inside final furlong, 13th of 14 in group

Trafalgar Square raced on stands' side, raced in midfield, ridden and no progress over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, 12th of 14 in group

Carnivore raced stands' side, chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon struggling, well behind last 2f, 13th of 14 in group

Iguazu Falls raced far side, chased leaders, ridden and hung right 2f out, soon weakened, heavily eased inside final furlong, 14th of 14 in group

Prior Warning raced stands' side, steadied start, behind, lost touch 3f out, eased from over 1f out, tailed off, 14th of 14 in group

Most of these were pretty exposed, and of all the week's handicaps this one is the hardest from which to draw positives for the future.They split into two equal groups and, just as in Thursday's Britannia, there was nothing in it at the finish, the result confirming the folly of those high-drawn riders in the Hunt Cup who wasted crucial ground by tacking over to race in one big group up the stands' side. There was clearly no draw bias. REGAL PARADE was held up at the back of the stands' side group, but came through to lead over a furlong out and held on well despite hanging right. He had crept back up the handicap, but the 5lb claim helped.

Jedburgh, who had also been held up at the back, pressed the winner hard through the final furlong. He had not won a handicap since he took the corresponding race off 99 in 2005, when it was run at York, but a Group 3 win in Ireland had kept him on a high enough mark until recently. It had been looking increasingly as if he had lost his way, but on this evidence he is still a force to reckon with over 7f on fast ground.

Whereas Regal Parade and Jedburgh finished clear of the rest on the stands' side, they finished in a heap on the other side of the track. Dhaular Dhar won that race, putting up just about the performance of his life. He was chased home by Border Music, who travelled as strongly as ever but found the final furlong taxing his reserves, Laa Rayb, who had been held up in midfield on that side and was keeping on without quite threatening to get there, and South Cape, who had been held up out the back and finished best in that group to get on to the principals' heels. South Cape had finished in the first six here last year, too, and could be poised to win again soon.

Lovelace, a Group 3 winner last year, came from the back of the far side group to lead for a spell. He ran in a hugely valuable race in Singapore last month and this was his first run in a handicap since September. His stable has had a quiet week, but this was reasonably encouraging.

Meydan Dubai, still a maiden, ran reasonably well in that group, too, although he was never going well enough to trouble the principals and shaped as if another furlong will help.

The benefit of the blinkers may have worn off on Docofthebay, who was making a quick reappearance after Wednesday's fine second in the Hunt Cup.*Frankie Dettori reported that Iguazu Falls was unsuited by the ground.

*Paul Hanagan reported that Hinton Admiral hung left.

*Richard Thomas reported that Carnivore was never travelling. [GD]

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