slowly into stride, soon recovered chasing leaders on inside, angled out turning in, soon chasing leader, ridden to lead final 110 yards, headed and no extra in 3rd towards finish
wore hood to post, steadied and switched left start, held up and soon in mid-division, good headway out wide turning in, ridden chasing leaders when hung left 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, weakened inside final 100 yards
raced keenly, soon chasing leaders out wide, hung left inside final furlong, weakened soon after
soon chasing leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd turning in, chased leaders, weakened quickly inside final furlong
raced keenly, led, ridden and headed final 110 yards, weakened towards finish
always behind
woe hood to post, raced keenly, soon steadied in last trio, good headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, just held
wore hood to post, pulled hard tracking leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
went to post early, chased leaders early, lost place after halfway, soon behind
slowly into stride, held up and behind, good headway between horses over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish
River Usk, Hey Lyla and Spioradalta all won their penultimate starts and the latter pair drop back down in class. Pearly Star and Seagrave Fox face tougher opposition in this while Chasseral steps up in trip and Metahorse went close when last seen over today’s distance. But a chance is taken TAJALAT will improve returning to 7f for her handicap debut having failed to see out the mile at Newbury last time.
Metahorse 11-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Swift Lioness (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Chasseral 25-1 (8-6) Towards rear near side, pushed along over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 21, 5 1/4l behind Quinault (8-10) at York 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Spioradalta 9-1 (8-13) Midfield, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 18 3/4l behind Quantum Impact (9-6) at York 1m hcp (3) gf in May.
Hey Lyla 16-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Dark Thirty (9-3) at York 7f hcp (3) gd in May.
River Usk (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Bumped rival exiting stalls, smartly away and soon led, headed 3f out, soon pushed along, gradually weakened, 11th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Starnberg (9-7) at York 7f hcp (4) gf in May.
Finn Russell (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden 3f out soon edged left weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Ludo's Landing (9-8) at Carlisle 7f (4) gd in Aug.
Tajalat (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, switched left and held inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 6l behind Back See Daa (9-2) at Newbury 1m fll stks (2) gd in Jun.
Supaspecialawesome (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Handy, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 17 1/4l behind Saxon King (9-6) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Seagrave Fox (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Prominent, pressed leader over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ran on well, no extra final 110yds, 6th of 11, 2l behind Bird Of Play (9-7) at Haydock 7f hcp (5) gf in May.
Pearly Star 9-1 (9-10) Restrained well in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Thornaby Beauty (9-8) at Beverley 7f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
