made all, driven inside final furlong, stayed on
held up in rear, niggled along briefly 8f out, headway when not much room 2f out, hung left and went 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner, stayed on
chased winner, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, went wrong and pulled up after about 3f
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up in touch on outside, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
held up in touch, pushed along and switched right 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, took keen hold, well beaten final 2f
Irish import Rhodia needs more but Mark The Man was second at Newton Abbot in the summer and Catuaba and Ajp Kingdom have shown ability between the flags. Held up off the pace, TRICK OF THE TAIL was third over course and distance in April and the champion jockey takes over the reins today.
Ajp Kingdom (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Mid-div, 5th 1/2way, ld aftr 4out, jnd bef 3out, rdn bef str, drpd to 3rd bef 2out, no ex, 5th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Well P (11-11) at Ballycrystal 3m mdn sft in Feb.
Rhodia (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) In rear, headway over 5f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind The Galahad Kid (11-7) at Stratford 2m (5) gd in Aug.
Catuaba (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Mid-div, prog in 4th aftr 8th, ld aftr 4out, 3l adv aftr 2out, redcd adv last but always doing enough on flat, won at Ballyknock 3m mdn gd in Apr beating Low Mileage (11-11) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Mark The Man (IRE) 7-4 (10-11) Tracked winner, pushed along when hung badly left 2f out, swerved violently left final furlong no chance after, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Tango Arumba (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) gd in Jun.
Sailed Away (GER) 8-1 (11-1) Hdwy to ld 9f out; hdd 5f out; wknd 2f out, 4th of 13, 13l behind Maid Of The Night (11-5) at Larkhill 2m gd in Jan.
The Spin King (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) In touch, headway 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 5th of 8, 20 1/2l behind Pembroke (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m (5) sft in Mar.
Trick Of The Tail (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) Towards rear, effort and headway over 3f out, ridden in 5th over 2f out, kept on well, no extra inside last, 3rd of 13, 3 1/4l behind Bertie B (10-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) gd in Apr.
Buying Money (IRE) 5-2 (11-0) Trckd ldrs; one pce final 3f, 4th of 7, 11 1/2l behind Nordadler (11-12) at Sandon 2m gs in Apr.
