chased leaders, ridden halfway, hung left 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
stumbled start, behind and soon ridden, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead post
towards rear and pushed along, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, caught post
held up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
Tartatartufata is the selection for this competitive sprint with Dancing Mystery and Yungaburra the alternatives. Derek Shaw's charge won emphatically from out of the handicap in a valuable race at the track on New Year's Day and will be racing off what is effectively a 7lb lower mark today. Dancing Mystery is an admirable veteran who still gives his all at 14 years young. He is sure to be running on with a degree of purpose come the finish. Yungaburra has put up two creditable runs on this surface of late. His style of running means that he often needs plenty of luck in running. Stolt hails from a yard that are very much in form. Heavily backed at Wolverhampton last time out, he may be more than capable of following up. Pawan appears fated to find one too good and is sure to run his usual race. Diminuto drops back in trip to a more suitable five furlongs and is always dangerous if securing a soft lead. A good race and Tartatartufata is the pick.
Yungaburra (IRE) 11-2 (8-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 9, 2l behind Tartatartufata (7-11) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-100 (2) fbs.
Godfrey Street 11-4jt-fav (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 5l behind Count Cougar (8-5) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
New York Oscar (IRE) 15-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 9l behind Crimson King (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Tartatartufata 25-1 (7-11) Led, headed halfway, driven over 1f out, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 5f hcp 0-100 (2) fbs beating Northern Empire (8-4) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Pawan (IRE) 16-1 (8-1) In touch, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Tartatartufata (7-11) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-100 (2) fbs.
Stolt (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Pulled hard and prominent, led over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, held on, won at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec beating Memphis Man (8-5) by a shd, 7 ran.
Memphis Man 3-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, held up, headway on inside over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Mr Lambros (9-4) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Dancing Mystery 20-1 (9-2) Started slowly, hit side of stalls start, held up 5th, stayed on from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Smokin Beau (8-8) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Diminuto 16-1 (8-2) Mid-division, headway on inner over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 14l behind Ingleby Arch (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Supreme Speedster 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 9l behind Abunai (8-8) at Newmarket 5f 2yo hcp (4) gd in Aug '06.
