hampered after 1f and slightly lost place, headway and ridden 3f out, ran on to go 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner
prominent on inside, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, soon edged left under pressure, not quicken
unruly in stalls, dwelt, soon in touch and raced wide throughout, hard ridden and hung left 2f out, not run on
dwelt, soon ridden and in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong
in rear, some headway 2f out, never nearer
disputed lead, led 3f out, ridden and drew clear final furlong, readily
dwelt, well in rear, not clear run from 2f out, headway and plenty to do final furlong, ran on strongly, nearest finish
mid-division, effort and hard ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up towards rear, effort and driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, ridden and no impression final 3f
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
disputed lead to 3f out, stayed prominent to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous
A highly competitive opener attracting many in-form types such as Lucayan Dancer who confirmed the promise of his debut outing when comfortably landing the odds at Brighton. Ed Dunlop's charge remains open to plenty of improvement and should be well suited by the step up in trip while the Richard Hannon pair of Rebate and Looking Down both hold claims on recent placed efforts. Recent winners Boston Lodge and Chin Chin are others to consider but the TEAMtalk preference is for Tiber Tiger who is clearly on the upgrade judged on an impressive six-length victory over this trip in a minor event at Newmarket last week and can take advantage of a lenient mark having been turned out quickly to complete a hat-trick.
