chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out
pressed leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
led to post, slowly away, held up well in rear, headway and squeezed through over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression
dwelt, recovered and soon in touch, lost place 3f out, soon well behind
close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, to inside final furlong, weakened
held up in rear, headway on outer inside final 2f, kept on under pressure but no chance with winner
behind, ridden halfway, never dangerous
led to 3f out, chased winner to over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
held up in touch, headway under pressure 2f out, edged left and beaten inside final furlong, eased near finish
prominent on wide outside, led 3f out, pushed along and clear from 2f out, unchallenged
chased leaders over 4f
Karl Burke's Barrissimo is officially best in at the weights according to BHB ratings but the son of Night Shift has given little sign of encouragement since his juvenile days with Peter Harris and preference is for Mac's Talisman, who gets the verdict ahead of Boundless Prospect. The last mentioned has been struggling in handicaps but this grade has looked more his level in recent starts. The son of Boundary has yet to fully prove his effectiveness over today's trip though and a safer bet may be Mac's Talisman. Vince Smith's five-year-old would not hold an obvious chance on the evidence of his two previous starts this term but he should strip fitter for those runs, is proven over both course and distance and is well treated at the weights. Rowan Pursuit has been in good form in handicaps of late but John Akehurst's filly faces no easy task at the weights, while Jomus is turned out quickly having run Barton Sands to half-a-length here over 10 furlongs on Friday. One Upmanship and Blackmail hold place claims but Mac's Talisman has plenty in his favour and gets the vote.
Boundless Prospect (USA) 7-1 Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, shaken up and kept on final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 4l behind Katiypour at Lingfield 7f clm (F4) pol in Feb.
Frank's Quest (IRE) 33-1 Held up towards rear, ridden and no headway final 2f, 11th of 12, 9l behind Temper Tantrum at Lingfield 1m hcp (F4) pol in Mar.
Jomus 7-2 Held up in rear, good headway 3f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Barton Sands at Lingfield 1m 2f sll pol.
Mac's Talisman (IRE) 10-1 Slowly away and always behind, 11th of 12, 13l behind Trifti at W'hampton 7f hcp (E3) pol in Mar.
One Upmanship 11-4 Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong but no chance with winner, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Barton Sands at Lingfield 1m 2f sll pol.
Rowan Pursuit 4-1jt-fav Held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 2nd final 50 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Littleton Zephir at Lingfield 1m fll hcp pol.
Somewhere My Love 40-1 Always behind, 9th of 12, 10l behind Samuel Charles at Lingfield 7f clm pol.
Bahama Reef (IRE) 40-1 Chased leader 5f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Temper Tantrum at Lingfield 1m hcp (F4) pol in Mar.
Barrissimo (IRE) 50-1 Chased leaders far side, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong, last of 22, 25l behind Barathea Dreams at Doncaster 1m hcp gd.
Blackmail (USA) 9-1 Started slowly, always behind, 8th of 10, 7l behind Tromp at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp pol.
Must Be So 50-1 Always in rear, struggling 3f out, last of 11, 14l behind Distant Country at Lingfield 1m clm (E3) pol in Mar.
Over To You Bert 12-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 18, 8l behind Alafzar at Chepstow 1m sll (G4) gf in Sept.
