mid-division, making headway on rails when checked approaching final furlong, stayed on
held up, smooth headway on bit over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon clear, easily
led until 8f out, stayed tracking leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, outpaced by winner final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reached leaders
held up, brief effort over 2f out, no impression
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden 4f out, never in contention
chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong
prominent, led 8f out, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
pulled hard, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
Tabadul may just have the edgge her over Snowed Under and Hypnotic. Ed Dunlop's five-year-old contested some decent handicaps last season, including a class two event on his final outing at Newmarket. He wasn't disgraced on that occasion when just fiove lengths behind the winner Zero Tolerance and he must have strong claims in this lesser company. Snowed Under made a very pleasing return to the track when chasing home Yakimov at Warwick a fortnight ago. He is expected to come on for the run and rates a big danger. Hypnotic is a typical Dandy Nicholls runner and will pop up sooner or later. He is capable of winning of his current mark, but he may be best watched for the time being. The two Paul Webber runners Grinko and Red Birr are also worthy of a mention, but if Tabadul is fit for his seasonal return he should prove hard to beat.
Tabadul (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Held up, headway over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, weakend inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 5l behind Zero Tolerance (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
Desert Cristal (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 15, 9l behind Pride of Nation (8-12) at Bath 1m hcap (4) gd in Apr.
Hypnotic 28-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened final furlong, 9th of 18, 12l behind Rio Riva (9-2) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.
Red Birr (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Behind, headway 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 14, 8l behind Yakimov (8-6) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Gingko 14-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, 13th of 16, 17l behind Augustine (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcap (6) gs in Apr.
Snowed Under 14-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, chased leader 3f out, every chance over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Yakimov (8-6) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr.
Fabrian 40-1 (8-6) With leader until weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 15, 10l behind Pride of Nation (8-12) at Bath 1m hcap (4) gd in Apr.
Scutch Mill (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Keen, mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 4l behind Prime Contender (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.