Alazeyab tracked leaders, driven to lead just inside final furlong, stayed on strongly close home

King´s Sabre led, shaken up 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, outpaced by winner final 110yds but stayed on strongly for clear 2nd

Holyrood chased leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace from over 1f out

Tactic in rear, driven along over 2f out, green and switched right over 1f out, rapid headway inside final furlong, finished strongly

Block Party towards rear early, headway 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

Durgan chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out

Above Average in rear, pushed along over 2f out, good headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, going on close home

Legislate in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway from over 1f out, going on inside final furlong and switched right near finish

Netta soon chasing leaders, driven along over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

Blue Tango chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, gradually faded final furlong

Silverglas slowly into stride, soon recovered and in touch halfway, pushed along 2f out and soon dropped away

Nicky Nutjob slowly into stride, headway halfway, kept on final furlong but never in contention

Dane´s World in rear until some progress final 2f

Eastern Empire chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened from 2f out, no chance when hampered close home

Tarruji chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong and held when hampered near finish

Pagan Flight slowly into stride, always towards rear

Red Hot Pepper slowly into stride, always in rear

Fire King slowly away, always in rear

This looked quite a good juvenile maiden beforehand, but those with experience dominated and many of the interesting newcomers appeared to be longer-term projects.

The pace seemed reasonable, but the eventual runner-up was left alone up front and veryfew were ever seriously involved. They raced up the middle of the track early, but were edging across to the stands' side late on.

ALAZEYAB, who carried Hamdan Al Maktoum's second colours, had a tongue-tie on for the first time and improved on theform he showed when sixth in a good maiden over this trip at Sandown on his debut. He was always well placed towards the far side of the main group and, after coming off the bridle well over 2f out, stayed on best to run out a decisive winner.

His dam, although by Green Desert, stayed 1m4f, and this one will soon want further than this 7f. He is entered in both the Dewhurst and Racing Trophy, so is clearly very well regarded, and deserves his chance in something better now.

King's Sabre improved massively on the form he showed when beaten 15 lengths in a Polytrack maiden at 66-1 on his debut. However, while he clearly has plenty of ability, it must be noted that he was allowed a very easy lead.

Holyrood has not progressed as expected since running fourth in a hot maiden at the July course on his debut. Having been a beaten favourite at Goodwood last time, he again ran below market expectations, plugging on at one pace after coming under pressure a fair way out. However, he can be expected to improve significantly when stepped up to middle-distances next year - he is by Falbrav, out of a Shirley Heights mare - and is now qualified for a handicap mark.

Roger Charlton won this race with Trade Fair in 2002 and Proponent in 2006, but Block Party, having travelled well to point, did not really pick up.

Durgan was only a length and a half behind today's winner at Sandown on his debut, but that one has clearly made more improvement.

Above Average, a 70,000 euros son of High Chaparral, out of a 6f juvenile winner, made a pleasing debut. He was well off the pace for much of the way, but made some encouraging late headway without being given an unnecessarily hard time and should be a lot better for the run. He could live up to his name in time.

That one's stablemate, Legislate, needed a blanket for stalls entry and was reluctant to load. He was never seen with a chance but should learn from the whole experience.

Although never involved, both Netta and Blue Tango showed ability and will have learned from this, while Silverglas ran well for a long way.

Eastern Empire was reported to have suffered interference in running.[RW]

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