held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
pulled hard, held up in rear, hampered 5f out, ridden and bumped over 2f out, never near leaders
held up mid-division, ridden and some headway 3f out, kept on one pace
very slowly away, always in rear
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, veered left 5f out, never dangerous
tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 3f out, weakened over 1f out
broke well, soon steadied to rear, headway on inside over 2f out, switched left to lead over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, eased near finish
held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, headway and hung badly left over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, hung right from over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
Som Tala may be good enough to make a winning debut at the expense of Calcutta Cup, Tayman, To Dubai and Cool Customer. Som Tala holds an entry in this year's Vodafone Derby, and while that may be a bit optimistic, he could easily prove sharp enough at the first time of asking judged by the way that the rest of Mick Channon's team is firing. A son of Fantastic Light, he cost 100,000gns and is related to One So Wonderful on the dam's side. Providing that he handles the ground today, a big run is on the cards and we shall take him to outgun some more experienced opponents including Calcutta Cup. Mark Johnston's colt, fifth on his Lingfield bow, should improve for the step up in trip and can be placed at least. Tayman's stable landed a punt with a returner at Warwick on Tuesday so the market should be heeded as regards his chance, while To Dubai holds no fancy entries but could be a smart filly in the making on breeding. Cool Customer is not bred to get today's trip but did look one-paced over a mile on his Lingfield return in March. He does not make as much appeal as Som Tala who can go in first time on the way to better things.
Elated (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Always prominent, switched left well over 1f out, not quicken inside last, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Marmota (8-3) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Mar.
Tayman (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 16, 17l behind Red Racketeer (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Lady Diktat 7-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 9l behind Queen Tomyra (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f fll hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Calcutta Cup (UAE) 13-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Pound Sign (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) pol in Mar.
Cool Customer (USA) 2-1fav (8-9) Dwelt, held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 6th of 11, 7l behind Tommy Toogood (8-9) at Lingfield 1m mdn stk (5) pol in Mar.
Newport Boy (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Dwelt, headway and bumped rival 2f out, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 8l behind Awatuki (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) pol in Mar.
Som Tala Fantastic Light colt, half-brother to 1m & 1m4f winner Pass The Port.
To Dubai Daylami filly, half-sister to 1m2f winner Alnahda.
