in touch, chased along halfway, weakened final furlong
dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon beaten
hampered at start, soon went prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside
took keen hold behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, chased winner final furlong
slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
jumped left at start, went prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten
held up behind leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on
In what is another nightmare for punters, a very small wager on Tableau may pay off, with a whole host of possibles including Spring Whisper, Spring Surprise, African Star and Domestica to name but four. With trainers keen to give their youngsters some sort of experience before the winter break, these type of events should be treated with caution, but Barry Hills has his team ticking over nicely on the gallops and from what we have heard, Tableau is preferred to stablemate Spring Surprise. Owned by Khalid Abdulla, this son of Marquetry is related to a few winners, notably over a mile and may be forward enough at the first time of asking. Spring Whisper is also well regarded, being a son of Halling, and is related to Shareef Dancer on the dam's side. Ed Dunlop will be keen to push her next season. Marcus Tregoning has his team in great form and Okoboji has the assistance of Pat Eddery, while Andrew Balding's record this term suggests that Domestica should be kept in mind. African Star comes from a stable with plenty of juvenile talent and with Dane O'Neill on board it would be no surprise to see him go well. However, Tableau is the selection.
