always behind, tailed off from 6th, pulled up before last
took keen hold, held up in touch, headway 5th, chased winner from 3 out, ridden 2 out, no impression
mid-division, headway 6th, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
made all, ridden clear approaching last, ran on
prominent, ridden and lost place 5th, behind from next, tailed off
took keen hold, held up, headway 4th, weakened after 7th, blundered 2 out, pulled up before last
held up, stayed on approaching last, never dangerous
chased winner until approaching 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
held up in rear, ridden approaching 5th, soon no danger
always behind
prominent, lost place approaching 3rd, soon ridden, headway approaching 7th, weakened after 3 out
always prominent, chased winner 7th until next, weakened after 2 out
held up in touch, hit 5th, weakened after next, behind when pulled up before 2 out
behind, headway when hit 7th, weakened after 3 out, well behind when mistake last
mid-division, hit 5th, headway 7th, weakened after 3 out
Taffrail and Tirikumba have their fair share of weight nut should still figure in the finish, but Gan Eagla could be well treated here and is taken to land the spoils. This five-year-old gelding was beaten out of sight at Perth last time but had previously finished a promising third to Donald at Stratford. He is not the most straight forward of characters, but if in the mood today he will take all the beating. Tirikumba wasn't beaten far when fourth to San Marco in a better race than this at Stratford last time and should go close despite the burden of eleven stone twelve in the plate. Taffrail was third behind the classy Swansea Bay last time, and if he doesn't throw in one of his unexplainable poor efforts, he should be in the firing line. It is race full of inconsistent performers, but Gan Eagla has fair claims and is a tentative selection.
