held up, keen, led over 7f out, headed 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
led for 1f, chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra when lost 2nd towards finish
towards rear, weakened over 4f out
slowly into stride, led after 1f, headed over 7f out, hung wide on bend over 4f out, headway to regain lead over 2f out, kept on well
Apart from one disappointing effort on the Polytrack at Kempton last month, David Simcock's Moonbeam Dancer has shown a consistent level of form and has to be respected but more solid claims are held by TANFIDH, who gets the verdict ahead of Chincoteague. Brian Meehan's filly ran better than expected when a creditable third of 11 here over 1m4f on her only start so far and she has to be respected dropping down two furlongs in what is a weaker race. Amanda Perrett's Saint Chapelle has been well held in both starts so far and is hard to recommend, while Peter Hiatt's Fairplaytomyself has similarly given little sign of encouragement in her two outings. Marco Botti's Denices Desert would need to step up greatly on what she showed first time up and a safer option looks to be Tanfidh. Marcus Tregoning's filly showed improved form for the step up in trip at Leicester last time when chasing home Spirit Is Needed and a reproduction of that effort may well suffice.
Fairplaytomyself 50-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, struggling from over 3f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Awesome Surprise (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Chincoteague (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Dwelt, in rear, not clear run 2f out, switched left, headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Hajmah (8-12) at Bath 1m 4f fll mdn stks (5) gd.
Denices Desert 12-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division, weakened 3f out, 8th of 10, 27l behind Awesome Surprise (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Moonbeam Dancer (USA) 11-4 (8-7) Slowly away, in rear, headway 3f out, not clear run and switched left over 2f out, effort when hampered over 1f out, one pace, placed 3rd, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Spirit Is Needed (8-12) at Leicester 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.
Saint Chapelle (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Led to over 4f out, soon ridden, chased leader to 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 42l behind Bengal Tiger (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Tanfidh 15-8fav (8-8) Led 1f, soon steadied to be in touch, reminders 4f out, effort when not much room 2f out, driven and stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Spirit Is Needed (8-12) at Leicester 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.
