chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along, outpaced over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, no impression
held up towards rear, headway on bit over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway approaching 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened final 2f out
chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, hard ridden and every chance inside final furlong, just held
made all, ridden over 2f out, hard ridden and under pressure inside final furlong, held on
always behind, driven and struggling from 5f out
took keen hold, tracked leaders, driven 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden over 5f out, tailed off over 3f out
Tass Heel has a 5lb penalty to carry for his win at Catterick on Saturday and, while he has to be respected, Mick Channon's gelding may find this coming too soon so we prefer to side with Academy, who gets the verdict over Acceleration. The last mentioned is trained by Sir Mark Prescott so has to warrant respect but has struggled since winning a maiden handicap four starts ago and looks opposable. Henry Island has ground conditions to suit but seems to prefer a flatter track and may not be up to the task of giving weight away all round. Taffy Dancer is a consistent performer but was again found wanting in a claimer on the all-weather last time and may again find at least one too good, a comment that also applies to Rouge Blanc. Accepting beat Academy by a length and three-quarters over course and distance earlier this month but is 3lbs worse in today and we prefer to side with Andrew Turnell's gelding, who has a good record here with one win and three placed efforts, from four starts at the track.
