led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out to chase winner, soon one pace
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened from 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, no chance with first two
behind, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened and eased inside last
slowly into stride and behind, ridden over 3f out, never nearer
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, led briefly 3f, weakened inside last
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never nearer
Quite a strong race for the grade and plenty of them have claims of one sort or another. However, Tap returns to a more suitable trip here and he is given the nod to extend his run of good form. Skylark and Taggerty head a long list of dangers; with Lion's Domain also coming into the reckoning despite having the worst of the draw to contend with. But, as there is plenty of pace amongst the high numbers, it would be no surprise to see him go close again today. But Tap, who has held held his form well since May, is a tough customer to deal with on his day and his willingness for a battle is always a good attribute to side with in races of this nature. A move for the locally-trained Ryefield will also be interesting though.