led to 2nd, prominent, led again approaching 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened quickly
prominent, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, clear approaching last, comfortably
prominent, ridden after 5th, outpaced 3 out, kept on approaching last, took moderate 3rd flat
led 2nd to approaching 3 out, hung left and weakened approaching last
held up and pulled hard, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
Nonrunner
Hat-trick seeking Tashkandi gets the vote here, with Declan Carroll's Shaman and Lady Maranzi rated as the main dangers. The latter is returning from a nine month absence, however if fully fit that one could prove a live threat. The selection has the services of champion jockey Tony McCoy aboard today, and although he only just lasted home when last seen at Kempton, he will love the softer ground today and could be very hard to beat. The consistent Shaman ran fairly well on ground softer than ideal last time out at Market Rasen, however he is unlikely to find the ground any more suitable today and so could just be playing for place money again. Haditovski could enter calculations on his best efforts, whilst Dance With Wolves cannot be dismissed on ground that he will appreciate. For the winner though, we return to top-weight Tashkandi to gain his third win in a row.
Tashkandi (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Made all, in command 2 out, hard ridden flat, held on gamely, all out, won at Kempton 2m cnd nov hcp hdl (4) gs beating Celticello (10-7) by a shd, 16 ran.
Haditovski 14-1 (11-7) Held up, headway 4th, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 14, 13l behind San Antonio (10-11) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd.
Shaman 6-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, challenged approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Junkanoo (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 3f clm hdl (5) sft.
Dance With Wolves (FR) 7-1 (11-7) Led to 2nd, stayed prominent, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 12, 24l behind Shaman (10-12) at Plumpton 2m clm hdl (5) gf in May.
Soleil d'Hiver 33-1 (9-13) Towards rear, ridden, headway 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Ask The Umpire (11-10) at Towcester 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy in Mar, 17 ran.
Eastern Dagger 20-1 (9-11) Held up and keen, headway 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 20, 21l behind Classic Rock (10-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Lady Maranzi 15-8fav (11-8) Led 1st, ridden clear approaching last, ran on well, won at Chepstow 2m cnd sll hcp hdl (5) sft in Feb beating Shalati Princess (10-6) by 9l, 11 ran.
Ocarito (GER) 100-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 15th of 19, well behind Spear Thistle (10-12) at Leicester 2m nov hdl (4) gs.
