held up last, headway halfway, chased leader 3f, weakened 2f out
pulled hard and soon led, headed 7f, weakened 3f out
prominent ridden 5f out, weakened
prominent, weakened 5f out, pulled up inside final furlong, dismounted
mid-division, headway halfway, ridden 4f out, one pace
held up towards rear, ridden 6f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened 5f out
in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
always towards rear, no impression
prominent, led 7f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, ridden and weakened 7f out, held off
mid division, ridden and chased leaders over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up last, headway 7f out, chased leaders on outside from 5 f out, ran on well to lead 2f out, held on gamely final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway halfway, not clear run twice on final bend, ridden and ran on well from 2f out, not reach winner
A wide open bumper rounds off the card and as usual in these types of events the market will be all important but the principals look to be Taralina,Floradorado and Call Me Sir and the narrow vote is given to Taralina. The selection was a fair second on his debut behind Team Chaser , looks sure to improve and under similar conditions here he is hard to oppose. Floradorado rates the main danger on his inroductory run behind Debut especially as he should improve for the step up in trip. Call Me Sir was second last time out in a poor race and he has place claims but the suspicion is he will be seen to better effect over a longer trip in time. Of the remainder Knightswood is Simply Great gelding out of a lightly-raced mare and is another to note in the market but for the winner we return to Taralina who looks sure to improve and will be hard to beat.
Call Me Sir (IRE) 9-2 (10-10) Tracked winner, joined winner 8f out until 4f out, soon ridden and beaten, 2nd of 4, 20l behind Le Beau Bai (11-1) at Exeter 2m 1f nhf (5) hvy in Feb.
Knightswood (IRE) Simply Great gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Onyorgard (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden, headway 5f out, one pace from over 3f out, 3rd of 10, 21l behind The Tother One (11-2) at Chepstow 2m nhf (6) gd.
Magical Island 12-1 (10-4) Chased leader, ridden 4f out, every chance 3f out, kept on well final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Team Chaser (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f nhf (6) gd in Mar.
Floradorado 9-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway 5f out, ridden well over 3f out, no further impression, 5th of 12, 17l behind Debut (10-12) at Fontwell 1m 6f mrs nhf (6) gs in Dec.
Taralina 4-1 (10-6) Held up last, headway halfway, ridden 5f out, hung right and ran on from 3f out, went 2nd final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Team Chaser (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f nhf (6) gd in Mar.
Covert Mission 7-2 (9-13) Took keen hold, soon prominent, hung right from 5f out, still close up when hung badly right, ran wide over 3f out and unseated rider in race won by Hello You (11-4) at Worcester 2m nhf (6) gf, 13 ran.
Felinious 8-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden to challenge 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Fiddling Again (10-12) at Newbury 1m 4f mrs nhf (5) sft in Dec.
