started slowly, always behind, struggling badly 3f out
held up, headway and wide on outside over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, ridden to chase winner and hung left 1f out, no impression
took keen hold, tracked winner until ridden 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, not much room just inside final furlong, not troubled leaders
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out
Temple of Thebes ran with promise in both starts as a juvenile and has to be respected on her reappearance but it is impossible to know how she is going to perform on her first start as a three year-old and a safer option looks to be Always A Rock, who gets the vote with Agente Romano rated the pick of the remainder. The selection did not race as a two-year-old but has run well in both starts this term, has a decent draw in stall two and he is taken to give Mark Johnston another winner. Key News has shown a similar level of form on two starts on the Fibresand and it will be interesting to see how he performs on his Polytrack debut, while Opera Prince was well held in two starts as a juvenile but has yet to race this term. Tantris would need to improve on his debut effort to take a hand and of more interest may be Gerard Butler's Agente Romano, who has shown a decent level of form in both starts so far. Always A Rock has solid claims though and he gets the vote.
Annawanna 66-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, tailed off final 2f, 17th of 18, well behind Yuda Fu (10-7) at Warwick 1m 6f nhf (5) gs in Nov (N.Hunt).
Bombay Dreams 125-1 (10-6) In touch until weakened over 6f out, 9th of 13, well behind Beat The System (10-9) at Taunton 2m 1f nhf (5) gs (N.Hunt).
Agente Romano (USA) 2-1fav (9-3) Mid-division, not clear run 2f out, stayed on, not reach leaders, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Crosstar (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.
Always A Rock (IRE) 13-2 (8-10) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Sundowner (8-10) at Lingfield 1m mdn stk (5) pol in Mar.
Lucky Character 50-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 13l behind Dream Desert (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut (5) pol in Feb.
Opera Prince 12-1 (9-3) Close up far side, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened, 7th of 11, 8l behind Almoutaz (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Nov.
St Michael's Mount 33-1 (9-3) Dwelt, took keen hold and soon tracking leaders, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 21l behind Ordinance (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn (4) pol in Sept.
Tallest Peak (USA) Giant's Causeway colt, brother to winning miler Diamond Omi, half-brother to 1m1f winner Tasmanian.
Tantris (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, stayed on final 2f, never nearer, 5th of 12, 9l behind Staying On (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.
Key News (IRE) 11-8fav (8-12) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2l behind Ocean Legend (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn (5) fbs in Mar.
My Mate Mal 100-1 (9-7) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 47l behind Albaqaa (8-9) at Redcar 1m 1f mdn stk (5) gs in Mar.
Temple of Thebes (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Held up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, never nearer, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Reel Gift (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo fll mdn aut (4) pol in Jul.
