in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened 4f out
keen, held up, always in rear
led 9f out till over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway 3f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong
led, headed 9f out, tracked leader til over 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace
Tanning would have an obvious chance on the pick of his form but Tony Carroll's horses are not running well at present so preference is for Sea Map, who gets the vote ahead of Tip Toes in a poor contest. The selection meets one or two of these on worse terms than if this was a handicap but has shown in the past that he handles cut in the ground well enough and he may be able to give weight away all round. Katana has a pedigree to suggest that she should go on the ground but has given little sign of encouragement of late, while Waterfront Dancer has yet to prove himself on the surface and is not certain to handle it. Tip Toes has claims if staying today's longer trip but her stamina has yet to be proven and a safer bet looks to be Sea Map, who gets the vote.
Sea Map 12-1 (8-3) Dwelt, behind, some headway 2f out, not trouble leaders, 8th of 18, 8l behind Cantrip (9-0) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Waterfront Dancer 100-1 (8-11) Always behind, last of 18, 31l behind Tacid (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m stk (7) gd in Oct.
Zolash (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Raced wide, close up, driven halfway, weakened and behind final 2f, 11th of 14, 9l behind Terminate (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Crisp Note (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Pushed along towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 39l behind Royal Axminster (8-9) at Southwell 1m 4f stk (7) fbs in Oct.
Fine Cuisine (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Towards rear, never a factor, last of 12, 35l behind Bongoali (8-9) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn clm (7) fbs in Oct.
Katana 50-1 (8-9) Outpaced halfway, 8th of 13, 15l behind Formidable Will (8-7) at Southwell 1m stk (7) fbs in Oct.
Tanning 11-2 (8-3) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Dimashq (8-8) at Warwick 1m 5f mdn clm (7) gd in Oct.
Tip Toes (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out, 5th of 11, 18l behind Speagle (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Feb.