held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
led until over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out
mid-division, effort over 2f out, kept on to 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to reach leading duo
behind, ridden over 1f out, never a factor
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, some late headway final furlong, never a factor
slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, led over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
towards rear, pushed along 4f out, headway on rail and hung right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
held up in mid-division, steady headway on outside from 2f out, chased leader inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead final 75 yards, readily
tracked leader, led over 1f out, ran on until headed and not pace of winner final 75 yards
slowly into stride, always behind
towards rear, late headway inside final furlong, never in contention
Nonrunner
It's not an original approach however the recent winners may be the ones to concentrate on and it is TILAPIA who is selected ahead of Binnion Bay, Touch Of Style and Ivory Lace. The Stef Higgins-trained runner sprang a surprise at 50/1 at Kempton last time out but there seemed no fluke about the win and off just a 4lb higher mark he is fancied to gain a first turf success. Touch Of Style has a 6lb penalty for a recent Bath win but has a good young jockey claiming 5lbs off his back, Lingfield specialist Binnion Bay is often overlooked but is not one to discount lightly, whilst Lou Bear is starting to look dangerously handicapped and is considered accordingly. Mount Athos is less exposed than many of his rivals and he put in his best effort to date at Chepstow last time out; that form looks strong for this level. Trafalgar Square is better on the all-weather, Jeremiah is in fair form but hard to win with, whilst Kings Troop has been hurdling but to little effect. Top-weight Merrymadcap is considered in a 0-70 for the first time in a while, however the vote here goes to Tilapia.
Ivory Lace 12-1 (11-0) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 4th near finish, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Megalala (9-12) at Goodwood 1m 1f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gd.
Gross Prophet 33-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, led until over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 5l behind Make Amends (9-1) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Kings Troop 8-1 (8-13) Took keen hold in mid division, driven along over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 6l behind Best In Class (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Tilapia (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Held up rear of mid-division on inside, smooth headway over 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Choral Festival (9-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Trade Centre 9-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on, but never going pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 3l behind Headache (8-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in May.
Capeability (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) With leader, led narrowly 6f out, ran wide on bend and headed well over 4f out, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Jewelled (9-2) at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fm in May.
Jeremiah (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Held up in touch on outside, ridden along 3f out, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace of leading duo, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Cereal Killer (8-12) at Chepstow 1m clm stks (5) gf in May.
Trafalgar Square 12-1 (8-11) Settled in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Kilburn (9-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Dubai Gem 14-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, driven to challenge over 3f out, lost place well over 1f out, 8th of 9, 11l behind Seventh Cavalry (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Mount Athos (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, held up in touch on rail, switched left over 2f out, headway on outside soon after, kept on to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Trewarthenick (8-13) at Chepstow 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Touch of Style (IRE) 9-2 (8-1) In touch, chased leader 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf beating Looks The Business (9-4) by 4l, 10 ran.
Abhar (USA) 16-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind Volatilis (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo stk 0-65 (6) gd.
Binnion Bay (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr beating Where's Susie (9-0) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Lou Bear (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on stand rail over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Tell Halaf (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Merrymadcap (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Led 1f, remained prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led again over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Free Tussy (9-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
