held up in touch, switched right and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner entering final furlong, no impression
keen early, tracked leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
tracked leader, shaken up to lead well over 1f out, ridden out final furlong
Tasdeer is proven over this trip and so gets the nod ahead of Spitfire and Silver Wind. The selection has shown plenty of ability in his four starts to date and ran with plenty of credit recently at Lingfield when second to Paco Boy on his reappearance. This nicely-bred colt may not be the greatest of prices but he should take all the beating. Swanky Lady has plenty to find on official ratings but should not be underestimated having won on her final start last season, whilst Baronovici needs to improve markedly but should appreciate any rain. Silver Wind returns to seven furlongs but has looked more of a six furlong horse so far, so a bigger danger may be Spitfire who has won at the track before and is proven on any ground. He tries this trip for the first time but if he stays it then he won't be far away. An interesting little contest, with Tasdeer taken to oblige.
Spitfire 14-1 (9-1) Raced centre, held up mid-division, ridden and every chance 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Floristry (8-10) at Doncaster 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Oct.
Baronovici (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 17, 5l behind Edge of Gold (8-6) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) sft in Aug.
Kalhan Sands (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Broke well, soon steadied to rear, ridden and no impression from 2f out, last of 6, 7l behind Grand Strategy (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Mister Hardy 12-1 (8-11) Took keen hold in touch, ridden and no impression final 2f, 6th of 10, 6l behind Vhujon (8-8) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Silver Wind 11-4fav (9-7) In rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 9l behind Westwood (9-2) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Sept.
Tasdeer (USA) 7-2 (9-1) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Paco Boy (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 3yo lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Swanky Lady 7-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden out, won at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Oct beating Hieroglyph (9-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
