reared leaving stalls, in rear, ridden and hung left from over 2f out
in rear, hampered over 2f out, switched right, no impression
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, soon one pace
slowly into stride, soon tracking leader, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, ran on gamely
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no further impression
tracked leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, nearest at finish
mid-division, ridden 8f out, weakened over 2f out, hampered over 1f out
led, headed after 2f, gradually lost place from 4f out
steadied start, mid-division, ridden and one pace from 2f out
Henry Cecil has his team in good form so Hallingdal Blue has to be respected but she was well beaten on her debut at Great Leighs in December and the daughter of Halling looks best watched in a race taken to go to AKMAL, who is preferred to Talimos. Ralph Beckett's gelding ran promisingly on his debut at Salisbury earlier this month when chasing home Clowance House and he should do better still on the slightly easier ground today. Willie Muir's Silvador stepped up on his debut outing when a promising third at Leicester when last seen in October and he has to be considered on his reappearance. Tuppenny Piece was beaten some way in both starts last term but Walter Swinburn has his string in good form so she cannot be discounted, while Straight Laced needs to improve dramatically on his debut outing to trouble the judge. The vote then goes to John Dunlop's Akmal, who showed little sign of ability in three starts as a juvenile but he has improved for being stepped up in trip this term and a reproduction on his efforts when placed at Leicester and Doncaster may well suffice in this company.
Giant Sequoia (USA) 33-1 (9-13) Towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 21l behind Made To Ransom (9-13) at Chepstow 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf.
Little Sark (IRE) 80-1 (9-13) Always towards rear, 8th of 12, 21l behind Made To Ransom (9-13) at Chepstow 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf.
Warrior Conquest 40-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and struggling 3f out, tailed off, 7th of 8, 39l behind Tactic (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.
Akmal 5-2 (9-3) Held up, headway 3f out, driven over 1f out with one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Chilly Filly (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 4f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Roman The Emperor (IRE) 80-1 (8-10) Raced keenly, soon tracked leader, pressed leader over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place and weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 5, 22l behind History Lesson (8-10) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) gf in Apr.
Silvador 12-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, hard driven over 2f out, soon no impression, 3rd of 14, 7l behind Box Office (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Talimos (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up in 5th, headway to chase winner over 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, one pace and held when wandered over 1f out, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Clowance House (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Hallingdal Blue (UAE) 11-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders on inside, carried head high from over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 13l behind Three Ducks (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.
Straight Laced 12-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, ran green, always in rear, 6th of 7, 23l behind Multiplication (8-11) at Warwick 1m 3f fll mdn stks (5) gf.
Tesserae Reset filly out of Moxby.
Takelli (IRE) Marju colt out of Takaliya.
Tuppenny Piece 16-1 (9-0) Always toward rear, 7th of 11, 13l behind Ajara (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.
