close up, ridden over 2f out, effort to challenge winner over 1f out, soon every chance, unable to quicken finish
led 3f, chased winner after, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden 2f out, challenged from over 1f out, edged left final furlong, held on gamely
keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
keen, held up in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, soon pressing leading pair, unable to quicken near finish
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on approaching final furlong
Non Compliant and Hucking Hill are both capable performers but it is never easy for a three-year-old against their older rivals at this time of year and a safer bet looks to be Yandina who gets the vote. The selection found only one too good on ground that was probably more testing than ideal on her reappearance at Leicester last month and the Barry Hills-trained filly looks worth another chance to go one better today. Takitwo has only gone up 1lb for his short-head success at Brighton last time but this looks tougher. John Akehurst has his string in good form so Dr Synn has to be respected but Yandina has solid claims and she is preferred.
Compton's Eleven 14-1 (9-3) Switched right to race far side, always in rear, 10th of 13, 7l behind South Cape (8-13) at Folkestone 7f hcap (3) gd.
Russian Symphony (USA) 22-1 (8-13) Prominent until weakened 2f out, 15th of 18, 12l behind Orpsie Boy (9-1) at Salisbury 6f hcap (4) gf in May.
Yandina (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Chased leader, led 3f out, hung left, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Bakhoor (8-7) at Leicester 7f fll hcp (4) sft in May.
Non Compliant 11-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, last of 7, 24l behind Longquan (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp (3) gs in May.
Hucking Hill (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leader to over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 12l behind Hurricane Spirit (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo stk (3) pol in Dec.
Takitwo 2-1fav (8-12) In touch, ran on strongly inside final furlong, led post, won at Brighton 7f hcap (5) gf beating Quantum Leap (9-1) by a shd, 7 ran.
Dr Synn 3-1jt-fav (8-6) Hampered start, soon behind, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 4l behind dhtrs Stamford Blue (8-9) & Quantum Leap (8-6) at Salisbury 7f app hcp (5) gs in May.
