tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
raced freely, led, ridden 2f out, edged right over 1f out, soon headed, no extra well inside final furlong
GEORGIAN BAY edges this at the weights and found only the higher-rated Big Baz too good in a claiming race over track and trip in November. Tatlisu failed to take advantage of favourable terms when runner-up in a plating race at Southwell last time but the veteran Loyalty won a handicap over course and distance last year and drops in class. Enigmatic beat lesser rivals than this when landing a claimer in November and has a bit to find on these terms.
Tatlisu (IRE) 7-4fav (9-6) Close up, pushed along 3f out, headway to chase winner inside final furlong, ridden and flashed tail towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Pearl Nation (9-12) at Southwell 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.
Enigmatic (IRE) 200-1 (9-0) Awkwardly away, pulled hard tracking leaders, weakened 2f out, 5th of 6, 9 3/4l behind Victory Bond (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Loyalty 16-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Lucymai (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Georgian Bay (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 8l behind London (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (3) pol in Jan.