led, joined 7f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders, effort to lead over 1f out, soon in command, readily
tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
steadied start, held up in last place, never a factor
tracked leader, joined leader 7f out, ridden and soon beaten 2f out
This conditions race looks at the mercy of TAJAARUB who can get the better of Gomrath and Mister Angry. Barry Hills' charge did well to score on debut, in the processing beating Atlantic Tiger who has gone in since. He cost 60,000 guineas and is bred to be a decent middle distance performer which certainly looked the case as he powered clear at Lingfield, when expected to come on for the run. This track might not be ideal for him but the colt should still take the world of beating, especially as this step up in distance will help him. Gomrath Ran reasonably on his debut as a juvenile but left that form well behind when scoring at Lingfield last time. Again, he should improve for stepping up in trip and he's the one our selection has to fear having despatched an 82-rated rival last time. That form has been let down by the runner up though and he may have to settle for second. Mister Angry won a similar race on his final start as a juvenile and has excellent claims on the official ratings. However, it's debatable whether he's quite up to his mark of 85 having disappointed in nurseries previously and he'll do well to take this on his return. Tallawalla is exposed as modest and shouldn't be winning this, although he won't be last as that honour will surely go to the 10-rated Tantsor. There are three horses here set to fight out the finish, with Tajaarub taken to win the battle.
Mister Angry (IRE) 5-6fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo stks (3) pol in Dec beating Consequential (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 4 ran.
Gomrath (IRE) 7-4 (9-3) Keen early, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (4) pol in Mar beating Deauville Post (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Tajaarub 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Feb beating Atlantic Tiger (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Tantsor (FR) 100-1 (8-12) Held up, soon pushed along, lost place over 4f out, 9th of 10, 41l behind Judiciary (9-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov.
Tallawalla (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 7l behind Captain Cool (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
