made all, shaken up 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, no impression
raced keenly, held up, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden and chased leaders over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened final furlong
tracked winner, headway to challenge 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, held towards finish
No speed merchants on show here but, Tomasino has solid enough claims to get the nod in contest like this. Donna's Double and Compton Eclaire can give the selection the most to think about. The last named has been hard to win with, though, and only she will know what frame of mind she is in before the off. Her previous course form with Donna's Double leaves her with a little to find and it may be down to Karen McLintock's charge to provide the sternest challenge. Now a ten-year-old, Donna's Double has held his form well in moderate races of late and would fully deserve to get his head in front if everything fell in to place for him today. However, Tomasino does hold a solid edge on the adjusted ratings for the race and, even though he may not be the most reliable of characters, he should take the beating in this company. Shingle Street hails from a yard in good from and is worth considering if there is opposition to Tomasino for any reason before the off.
Tomasino 8-1 (9-7) Led 3f, remained close up, led again over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Isa'af (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (5) gs.
Loop The Loup 5-1 (9-10) Held up, headway over 3f out, not much room approaching 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd close home, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Late Arrival (8-8) at Redcar 2m clm (6) gf.
Sweep The Board (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Led for 2f, chased leaders until weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 20l behind Zonic Boom (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (5) gd.
Donna's Double 10-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 18, 2l behind Apache Point (9-5) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (6) gs.
Compton Eclaire (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Held up, headway and in touch over 7f out, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 12l behind Cyber Santa (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f app hcp (6) gd.
Shingle Street (IRE) 20-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, close up 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 14, 8l behind Penny Wedding (8-2) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) sft in May.
