led early, with leader, led again narrowly over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no extra and lost 2nd near finish
mid-division, switched right and headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ridden out
slowly into stride, held up, always behind
soon led narrowly, headed over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up behind, switched outside and headway over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, not reached winner
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division on outside, lost place 3f out, behind final 2f
mid-division on inside, effort 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, weakened final 50 yards
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression
Tajneed ran well in some tough handicaps last year and this is a big drop in class. He's easily the pick of the weights but his best form is over 6f and he was well beaten over further in four runs in France over the winter. We'll take him on with stablemate GEORGE BENJAMIN, who is a previous C&D winner and will be all the better for a recent outing at Doncaster. No Poppy and Ursula are other with claims at the weights but neither have seen action since last year and Shayla also runs for the first time since October.
Tajneed (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) 10th of 17, 9l behind Sequoia (9-4) at Cagnes-sur-Mer(FR) 1m clm stks (5yo+) fbs in Jan.
George Benjamin 12-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, weakened over 1f out, 16th of 21, 21l behind Mujaadel (8-10) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Baybshambles (IRE) 10-3 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3l behind Dispol Grand (9-7) at Leicester 5f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Thrust Control (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 17l behind Copperwood (9-7) at Southwell 1m hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Mar.
No Poppy (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Pushed along towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 9l behind Beckermet (8-12) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Ursula (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Jeannie Galloway (9-5) at Hamilton 6f flls hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Sep.
Penton Hook 25-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 9, 49l behind Wiseman's Diamond (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Boga (IRE) 80-1 (8-3) Held up mid-division and keen, effort over 1f out, no impression, 9th of 13, 8l behind Odd Ball (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Mar.
Romany Spirit (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) In rear and outpaced, 5th of 8, 16l behind Point At Issue (8-12) at Redcar 6f All clm stks (6) gf.
Shayla 14-1 (9-1) Behind, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 21l behind Makbullet (8-9) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.