held up in rear, chased leaders 8th, led after 3 out, easily
with leader and keen, led approaching 8th, headed after 3 out, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, weakened 7th
tracked leaders, led approaching 6th, headed approaching 8th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
led, headed approaching 6th, soon lost place, outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on, no impression
held up in touch, weakened after 3 out
Nonrunner
TALIMOS looks the one to be on here, though he won't be much of a price, while Darn Hot and Carey's Road may well give him most to do. Talimos looks a very promising juvenile based on his comfortable Fontwell success last month, when the first-time visor certainly did the trick. David Pipe sticks with the headgear this time and his charge has plenty in hand at the weights when considering official ratings. The step up in trip looks a plus and the ground is not a problem, so we will stick with him. Top weight Carey's Road is slowly slipping in the handicap, though from what we have seen so far he would need to drop a considerable amount more to be a true force here. However, given connections and his pilot then any market support is likely to be significant. Darn Hot has shown us more in public but races here from a mark off which she was comfortably beaten last time and given that she is unproven on fast ground she is hard to recommend as a win proposition. Tavalu has plenty to find at the weights, but does at least boast a 2m 3f course win on fast ground, so is not totally devoid of hope. Fast ground and a trip suit Haldibari, and given his flat form this actually might not be enough of a test for the Kahyasi gelding, who remains a maiden after 21 starts in both disciplines. Talimos is a confident choice.
Carey's Road (NZ) 8-1 (11-0) Held up, raced keenly, headway after 2 out, hung left after last, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 16, 12l behind Woody Valentine (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Sep.
Haldibari (IRE) 15-2 (11-9) Always in rear, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Might As Well (11-7) at Exeter 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Mar, 14 ran.
Tavalu (USA) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, well beaten before 2 out, 8th of 12, 24l behind Synonymy (10-6) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Sep.
Talimos (IRE) 11-4 (10-9) Made all, ridden approaching 2 out, unchallenged, stayed on well, won at Fontwell 2m 2f 3yo nov hdl (4) gd in Sep beating Blue Dynasty (10-12) by 5l, 7 ran.
Ere Alfie (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, mistake 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by For A Dancer (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May, 16 ran.
Tubby Littlejohns (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Held up, not fluent 6th, beaten when not fluent 2 out, 6th of 16, well behind Telegonus (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f sll hdl (5) gd in Sep.
Darn Hot 9-2 (11-0) Held up, headway 4th, effort approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, mistake last, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Freddy's Star (11-3) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
