held up, ridden over 2f out, headway and every chance from over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, joined post
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, joined post
tracked leader, ridden and led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and one pace from over 1f out
broke well, soon steadied to rear, headway and every chance over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
Tiber Tiger, Song of Vala and Star of Light look to be the leading lights here and the vote is given to Tiber Tiger. The selection is in good heart at present and won well at Redcar before finishing third behind the smart Langford at Doncaster. The form of the Redcar run has since been franked and he looks to have solid claims tonight. Song of Vala won well when last seen out but she does have her quirks and she is probably best watched on her seasonal reappearance. Star of Light has to be given a shout on a form line through Langford who he finished narrowly behind at Sandown last time. However, he was perhaps flattered by his proximity to Langford that day and we are happy to oppose him. Inchloss has been disappointing of late but he would have solid place claims on the pick of his form and this race is slightly easier than his latest assignment. However, we will stick with the in-form Tiber Tiger who looks the one to beat.
Star of Light 8-1 (9-3) Dwelt, held up, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, finished well, 3rd of 17, 3/4l behind Freeloader (9-7) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Inchloss (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 17, 9l behind Balavista (9-9) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gd.
Mr Velocity (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Mid-division, effort 3f out, never reached leaders, 8th of 20, 6l behind San Antonio (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) gd in May.
Tiber Tiger (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Langford (9-4) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4) gf.
Song of Vala 5-2fav (9-0) Prominent, always going well, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, comfortably, won at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn (D3) fbs in Dec beating Arran Scout (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Lifted Way 20-1 (9-2) Chased leaders until weakened over 1f out, 6th of 17, 2l behind Freeloader (9-7) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gf in May.