held up, ridden and headway 2f out, never nearer
led, soon 3 lengths clear, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra near finish
close-up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway and hung left to lead over 1f out, ran on
held up, towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, not a danger after
held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression
dwelt, held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on
chased leaders over 4f
chased leader, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
Mr Lambros has been in fine form on the sand this winter and obviously warrants plenty of respect back on turf off a lower mark but it remains to be seen whether he will be as effective on it, particularly with the ground probably faster than ideal, and preference is for Tanforan who gets the vote ahead of Namroc. The last mentioned is set to go up 3lbs in future handicaps following a decent effort on his reappearance when chasing home Rio Riva at Redcar last week but that was over a mile and Neville Callaghan's gelding may not be as effective dropped back to seven furlongs here. Clive Brittain's Akona Matata has shown progressive form on sand this winter and could be of interest back on turf, while Call Me Max may be best watched on his return. H Harrison has disappointed in his last two starts and is hard to recommend, while Banjo Patterson would have claims on his best form of last season but ran below par when last seen and is now hard to back with confidence although a market move for him would be of interest given the colt's connections. The vote then goes to Tanforan, who comes into this in fine form and is set to go up 3lbs in future handicaps.
Banjo Patterson 7-1 (8-5) Towards rear, never near to challenge, 12th of 20, 9l behind Tax Free (8-9) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug.
Mr Lambros (8-12) Made all, quickened clear over 1f out, unchallenged, won at Lingfield 7f stk (4) pol beating Chief Exec (8-12) by 6l, 4 ran.
Akona Matata (USA) 6-1 (9-6) In touch, led inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, outpaced, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Glad Big (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcap (4) pol.
Namroc (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Held up, headway to lead well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 18, 2l behind Rio Riva (9-2) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.
Call Me Max 11-4fav (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up in centre group, headway and in touch over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 15, 7l behind Malahem (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Trafalgar Square 16-1 (8-11) Held up, chased leaders 3f out, stayed on well final 2f, never nearer, 6th of 14, 3l behind Wavertree Warrior (8-5) at Windsor 1m hcap (4) gd.
H Harrison (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) In touch, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 35l behind Baylaw Star (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcap (4) gf.
Tanforan 6-1fav (8-3) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner, 2nd of 17, nk behind Paris Bell (8-6) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
