switched right start, towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, brief effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, stayed on to lead near finish
missed break, always behind
mid-division, weakened halfway
mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not much room towards finish
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, staying on one pace when hampered near finish
towards rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
led, ridden 2f out, headed towards finish, no extra
mid-division, pushed along halfway, kept on under pressure final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway under pressure on inside over 2f out, staying on when hampered towards finish
mid-division, pushed along halfway, staying on when not much room towards finish
Recent winners Hello Roberto and Soaked have every chance on form but have been done few favours with a low draw and preference is for the well-berthed Tally, who gets the verdict over Flying Tackle. The last mentioned was produced late to land an apprentices' handicap at Bath earlier this month but disappointed when favourite for a race at Beverley subsequently and preference is for Tally. Mark Polglase's gelding has been running consistently well for some time now and ran up to his best when a close third behind Artie at York last time. Set to go up 7lbs in future handicaps, the four-year-old has an obvious chance and is hard to oppose. David Nicholls sets the usual poser by saddling three runners with the nine-year-old American Cousin preferred to Izmail and Online Investor of his trio. John Wainwright's Fairgame Man overcame a bad draw to win at Beverley on Tuesday and has to be respected under a 6lb penalty today. The booking of Kevin Darley for Linda Perratt's Pirlie Hill takes the eye but is another that could be better drawn and a safer option looks to be Tally who has plenty in his favour.