prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, driven out final furlong
in touch, ridden to challenge and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up behind leaders, effort when not much room and switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, ridden along halfway, headway over 1f out, edged left and one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, chased along halfway, driven and one pace final furlong
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
dwelt, always rear division
towards rear, went mid-division after 2f, headway on inner over 2f out, kept on final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, never a factor
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon beaten
soon outpaced and behind, brought wide and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
Nonrunner
This has to be a tremendous opportunity for Tuscan Evening to break her maiden tag, and if she has trained on at three then the others should be running for place money. The selection has been placed in Group 2, Group 3 and Listed company and is far superior to everything else here as far as the form book is concerned, so much so that if we get the forecast odds of 6/4, which must surely be a bad guess, we'd be prepared to lump on. Eastern Hills might prove best of the rest. Mark Johnston's charge drops back in trip after an abortive attempt over 10f last time and as he went well over 7f at Lingfield on debut there is no reason why he can't do the same again here. Debutante King Fingal is from a respected yard going pretty well and is related to winners of this age at this trip, so a good first outing would be no surprise. Flying Sommelier has shown some improvement in three starts to date and the step up in trip may help, but this is a big ask. Dream Express and Horatio Carter have both shown some ability on the track without coming close to winning yet and while they may improve we'd want to see more before investing, and it would be a big surprise if anything were good enough to beat Tuscan Evening.
Blindspin 50-1 (9-3) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Maryqueenofscots (8-12) at Haydock 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Sept.
Desert Lark 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 23l behind Dr Faustus (9-3) at Thirsk 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Dream Express (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, keen, tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 16, 14l behind Northern Bolt (8-13) at Ayr 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Sept.
Eastern Hills 11-8fav (8-6) Tracked leader, ridden and effort over 1f out, not quicken, weakened final furlong and eased towards finish, 7th of 11, 12l behind Greylami (8-6) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Flying Sommelier (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden along and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Marvellous Value (8-13) at Catterick 6f mdn stk (5) gs.
Great Destination 11-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 16l behind William Blake (8-8) at Southwell 1m mdn stk (5) fbs in Feb.
Highland Laddie 50-1 (9-3) Raced on outer in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders, 8th of 15, 7l behind Perfect Stride (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Horatio Carter 33-1 (8-9) Always behind, last of 16, well behind Perks (8-6) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp (4) gs.
Imperial Djay (IRE) Dilshaan gelding, half-brother to winning sprinter Hilites.
Jakam (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind The Twelve Steps (9-3) at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) fbs in Dec.
King Fingal (IRE) King's Best gelding, half-brother to numerous winners from 7f-1m6f.
Paddy Jack 11-2 (9-2) Broke well, led until headed after 1f, in touch until weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 11l behind Barraland (9-5) at Musselburgh 5f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Ceduna Roadhouse (IRE) 66-1 (8-5) Rear of mid-division, weakened halfway, 23rd of 27, 20l behind Yali (8-12) at Curragh 7f 2yo mdn auc gs in Oct.
Tuscan Evening (IRE) Evensfav (9-0) Disputed lead, ridden early straight, headed well over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Melanesia (9-0) at Listowel 6f 2yo mdn fll gf in Sept.
