4.20 1m. 1f. 212yds. 6 Declared. Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1 ) of £1,000,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €567,100.00 2nd - €215,000.00 3rd - €107,600.00 4th - €53,600.00 5th - €26,900.00 6th - €13,500.00
Formscan - A high-quality renewal with the majority of the key players standing their ground. Luxembourg improved plenty from his first run of the season when getting the better of Bay Bridge in the Tattersalls Gold Cup under an excellent front-running ride from Ryan Moore. He may not need to repeat those tactics on this occasion, with the potential of the American challenger Classic Causeway going forward, but the slight concern has to be whether fast ground will see him to best effect. Similar comments apply to Bay Bridge, whose best performance came over C&D in softer conditions in the Champion Stakes, beating Adayar (second) and MY PROSPERO (third). There is every chance that the latter, who wasn't disgraced when fourth in the Lockinge at Newbury, may have more to offer back up in distance and has shown his versatility regarding ground following his third in the St James's Palace here last year. Mostahdaf completes the line-up and is no back number based on his impressive Saudi Arabia performance in February.