led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, good headway over 5f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, driven out
tracked leader, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong
A strange race really with such a gap between the top weight Moonbeam Dancer and her three other rivals, however off his light weight we will side with the progressive TILLIETUDLUM ahead of Andorn. Jim Goldie's gelding looks to have been well-placed here and it looks the ideal race. He is not devoid of stamina by any means so this longer trip at a more testing track will suit and with no penalty for his Doncaster win at the weekend he is fancied to complete the four-timer. Andorn won a weak seller at Redcar last time and may have had his confidence boosted but he doesn't look sure to stay this trip, especially against better opposition, so a bigger danger could be They All Laughed who won well at Catterick last month and is only 4lb higher today; rain would probably be a negative however. Moonbeam Dancer has to give over a stone to her rivals but she in herself looks a progressive filly and not one to ignore given her solid Ffos Las run behind Lady Eclair, although her trainer is yet to have a winner at the track. Tillietudlum is hard to oppose so we won't.
Moonbeam Dancer (USA) 85-40 (8-13) Steadied start, held up last, headway on outside 3f out, chased leading pair inside final 2f, stayed on insiside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Lady Eclair (8-11) at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
They All Laughed 15-2 (9-3) In rear, headway on outer 4f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Silent Lucidity (8-7) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Andorn (GER) 5-6fav (8-9) Held up, took keen hold, headway 12f out, went 2nd 6f out, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on, won at Redcar 1m 6f 4-6yo app sell stks (6) gd beating Media Stars (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 5 ran.
Tillietudlem (FR) 9-4fav (8-4) Tracked leaders, niggled along over 4f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly 1f out, driven and in command towards finish, won at Doncaster 1m 7f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd beating Silent Lucidity (8-5) by 1l, 13 ran.