behind, ridden well over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden and headway when not much room over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led, soon clear, ridden well over 2f out, hard ridden and under pressure inside final furlong, headed close home
held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4f out, one pace final 2f
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, hard ridden to challenge inside final furlong, kept on to lead close home
held up in touch, kept on same pace final 2f
chased leader until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Tanto Faz gets the tentative nod here, ahead of French Art and Hippolytus. There's not much form to go on, so any market support on the day could be significant, but Willie Haggas' runner was a decent second on debut in a better race at York recently. A son of Rock of Gibraltar, it won't take much, if indeed any, improvement to land this contest. French Art was in contention last time out at Yarmouth before finishing third; again racecourse experience could help him, while Hippolytus, a beaten favourite last time out at Beverley could reward John Quinn with his only runner of the afternoon. But the one with most appeal, if still fairly limited, is Tanto Faz.
Confide In Me 14-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, never on terms, 12th of 14, 22l behind Mutanaseb (9-3) at Kempton 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in May '07.
Ghufa (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, shaken up and headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 12l behind Jack Junior (9-12) at Haydock 1m mdn stk (5) gd in Jun.
Presvis 6-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden along and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind San Jose City (9-2) at Thirsk 7f mdn stk (5) gs in Jun.
French Art 5-1 (9-0) Led far side pair and overall leader, switched to race in main group and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 16, 9l behind Tazeez (9-12) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stk (5) gd in May.
Hippolytus 11-8fav (9-3) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 11, 9l behind Art Currency (9-3) at Beverley 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Middle of Nowhere (USA) Carson City colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 6f-2m including the high-class stayer Distinction.
Our Nations Highest Honor colt, half-brother to 1m1f-1m6f winner Linas Selection.
Tanto Faz (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, ridden and headway to chase winner 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Decameron (9-3) at York 1m 3yo mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Times Vital (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, no impression, 4th of 11, 7l behind Timetable (8-13) at Redcar 1m mdn aut stk (6) gf in Jun.
Double Duty (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Steadied start, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened from 2f out, 8th of 11, 16l behind Sevenna (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll (4) gd in Jun.
Dream of Olwyn (IRE) Nayef filly out of a once-raced mare.