tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders on outer, driven along 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
held up behind leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, driven along 2f out, never near to challenge
towards rear, never dangerous
This is another open race in which Tiber Tiger, In The Pink and Growler all look to have strong claims and the vote is given to the Nick Littmoden-trained Tiber Tiger. The selection ran well at Thirsk last time when a fair fourth behind Tanforan over 1m. The drop in trip will certainly suit and this course and distance winner looks the one to be with. In The Pink won well over a mile here last time and she seems to enjoy racing on this track. She is in good heart at present and is respected as a live danger to our selection. Growler is another who won well last time out at Carlisle when beating Iskander, but he had the race run to suit that day and he may not be allowed an easy lead today. Of the remainder, Dark Champion ran as though returning to a bit of form last time and is entitled to respect, but for the winner we will stick with Tiber Tiger.
Dark Champion 14-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Sharaby (8-8) at Redcar 7f stk (5) gf.
Efidium 25-1 (8-10) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, no headway over 1f out, 9th of 12, 5l behind Stoic Leader (9-4) at Redcar 1m hcp (4) gf.
Growler 25-1 (9-4) Made all, hard pressed final 2f, held on well, won at Carlisle 1m stk (5) frm beating Iskander (9-9) by a nk, 7 ran.
Lord of The East 7-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Devon Flame (9-8) at Windsor 6f clm (5) gf.
Mount Vettore 7-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 5th of 6, 12l behind Intricate Web (9-6) at Ripon 1m 2f stk 0-70 (5) sft.
Tiber Tiger (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Tanforan (8-3) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gd.
In The Pink (IRE) 10-3jt-fav (9-1) Very slowly away, behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led entering final furlong, kept on, won at Redcar 1m stk 0-70 (5) gf beating Kaymich Perfecto (9-4) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
African Breeze 50-1 (8-9) Towards rear, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 10l behind Intrepid Jack (9-3) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf.