raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, effort entering final furlong, ran on to lead post
dwelt, raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed post
towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt in rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out
tracked leader until halfway, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened entering final 2f
in touch, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
keen, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
Tadarrok finished ahead of Marasim when a well beaten runner-up at Chelmsford but Dawn'S Early Light never looked like catching the winner at Wolverhampton last month. Beardwood found one too good in soft ground at Doncaster and could do better on this faster surface but TAFFETA may come out best. She finished five lengths clear of the rest when third over track and trip earlier this month.
Beardwood 14-1 (9-5) Behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no impression with winner, 2nd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Mobsta (9-5) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Dawn's Early Light (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Slowly away in rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd towards finish, no threat to winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Excellent George (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) in Mar.
Equleus 12-1 (9-5) Started slowly, last pair, never involved, 8th of 11, 9l behind Lightning Charlie (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Geology 9-1 (9-5) Towards rear and outpaced, soon in rear and struggling, last of 10, 17l behind X Raise (9-0) at Carlisle 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Aug.
Marasim 10-1 (9-2) Chased leading pair on inside, pushed along well over 2f out, no impression when edged left inside final 2f, 3rd and one pace inside final, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Thahab (8-13) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn stks (5) pol.
Rockmount 50-1 (9-5) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 9l behind Frognal Bear (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) in Oct.
Storytale 20-1 (8-13) Well in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 17l behind Beauty Prince (8-13) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Mar.
Tadarrok 11-4 (9-2) Chased leader early, green and outpaced over 4f out, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, better for experience, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Thahab (8-13) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn stks (5) pol.
Miss Ruby Royale 100-1 (9-0) In rear and outpaced, never a factor, 9th of 10, 30l behind Beau Eile (9-0) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Paco's Sunshine (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Soon mid-division, under pressure halfway, no impression from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 23rd of 29, 17l behind Midterm Break (9-3) at Curragh 6f 2yo auc gf in Sep.
Taffetta 33-1 (9-0) In touch, under pressure halfway, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, never a threat, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Midnight Dance (9-0) at Pontefract 6f mdn fll stks (5) gs.
