very slowly away, raced wide in rear, some headway over 1f out, never a factor
headway to press leader over 6f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, no extra
dwelt close uppushed along when briefly hampered approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
always towards rear
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out
never better than mid-division
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, nearest finish
dwelt headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched left, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, pushed along and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
held up, weakened 2f out
towards rear, never on terms
Relight My Fire loves it around here but generally makes his seasonal debut at this fixture and usually needs the run. Tadaany has only won twice and was beaten in a seller at Chelmsford in December though ran quite well at Doncaster last month and is well drawn. Nature Boy will have to do it the hard way from the wide outside and he has very little experience but Talent Scout goes well here and the quicker ground will help. However, he was twice involved in tight finishes with Make On Madam here last summer and the latter has much the better of the weights, though both are drawn wide. In a tricky race, HITMAN is handed a speculative vote as he's reasonably drawn and has a handy racing weight though he'll need to get away quicker than he did at Doncaster last month.
Shamaheart (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Slowly away, always behind, 8th of 9, 23 3/4l behind Tadaawol (9-0) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Talent Scout (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Led, headed inside final 2f, lost place 1f out, driven and no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Bold Spirit (9-8) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Jessinamillion 12-1 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never near leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Presidential (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Count Montecristo (FR) 10-1 (9-4) Soon chasing leaders from wide draw, led 5f out and set strong pace, clear 4f out, came back to the field over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out, last of 11, 15 1/2l behind Sureyoutoldme (9-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gf in May.
Aelius 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 15 3/4l behind Solo Mission (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Nature Boy (IRE) 9-2 (10-3) Prominent, keen, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Dreamofdiscovery (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Warrior's Spirit (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Missed break, raced in last pair, ridden 2f out, never a threat, last of 14, 28 1/4l behind Presidential (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Relight My Fire 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, every chance over 1f out, outpaced final 110 yards, 6th of 16, 3 1/4l behind Hitman (8-13) at Redcar 7f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Tadaany (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, lost place when ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, well held in 4th final furlong, 4th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Presidential (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Hitman 14-1 (9-3) Missed break, raced in last pair, ridden 2f out, never involved, 12th of 14, 25 1/4l behind Presidential (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Make On Madam (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Pulled hard and prominent, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 19 1/2l behind Highwayman (8-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Hernando Torres 25-1 (9-0) Behind, driven and stayed on into mid-division final 2f, not pace to threaten leaders, 9th of 16, 14l behind Mustaqbal (9-5) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Essential 16-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Redrosezorro (9-7) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
Supreme Power (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 16 1/4l behind Servo (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in May.
Vincenzo Coccotti (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Keen, chased leader until halfway, prominent, chance 2f out, soon ridden, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Tigerwolf (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Chiswick Bey (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Presidential (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
