mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden, effort over 1f out, kept on final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders
behind until ridden, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
behind, driven headway over 2f out, ridden, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, outpaced over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden, kept on final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon ridden, edged left, kept on final furlong
badly left at start, took no part, always behind
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden,headway over 1f out, stayed on, not reached leaders
slowly into stride, always towards rear
with leader, led briefly over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final furlong
behind, effort on outside over 1f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
This is a wide-open handicap in which only a tentative vote goes the way of Tadlil over a whole host of other possibles such as Danzig River, High Ridge, True Magic and The Terrier to name but a few. There are lots of things to take into account here, not least the draw, going, ground and recent form, and overall the pin comes down on Tadlil. Milton Bradley's charge was having just his 10th career outing when dead-heating at Haydock the time before last, and probably would have not had to share the spoils had he not hung left in the closing stages. He then made a bold bid to defy an 8lb rise at Warwick on Monday when he picked up well in the closing stages to get within half-a-length of the winner Polish Index. He is on the upgrade, and drawn 10 of the 18 runners here, he should get a run however the race pans out. Danzig River bounced back to form at Beverley four days ago, coming late over five furlongs, and although that was on softer going, he does handle faster conditions, and remains well handicapped so has to be a danger. High Ridge, a stablemate of the selection, has the assistance of Frankie Dettori so will attract support, while further down the weights, the likes of Compton Plume and Chairman Bobby should not be ruled out, especially if either is backed beforehand. All in all, this is a hard one to call, but we return to Tadlil as the answer.
Danzig River (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead post, won at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs beating Circuit Dancer (9-10) by a shd, 18 ran.
High Ridge 4-1 (9-10) Took keen hold, tracking leaders, driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 5l behind Inch By Inch (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Kool Ovation 7-2fav (9-9) Slowly into stride, never dangerous, last of 10, 42l behind Stellite (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Figaro Flyer (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 13, 3l behind Stanley Goodspeed (9-2) at Newbury 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Tough Love 11-1 (9-7) Raced keenly in mid-division, outpaced over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 9l behind Bailieborough (9-8) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Sparkwell 33-1 (10-0) Led stands' side group, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten, 15th of 19, 11l behind Blue Tomato (9-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Dvinsky (USA) 7-2co-fav (9-11) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 14l behind Blue Maeve (8-9) at Pontefract 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
True Magic 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Aegean Dancer (9-0) at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Patavium Prince (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Held up in rear, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 6l behind Overwing (9-3) at Epsom 6f 3yo hcp (5) gs.
Tadlil 11-4fav (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Polish Index (9-5) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
The Terrier 7-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Damika (9-2) at Redcar 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Whinhill House 13-2 (9-7) Mid-division, weakened over 1f out, last of 17, 15l behind Sir Loin (8-2) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Compton Plume 7-2fav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 2l behind Flying Edge (9-6) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Paddywack (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Behind, ridden well over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Danzig River (8-13) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Chairman Bobby 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Rosie's Result (8-6) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Frimley's Matterry 7-1 (8-6) Always towards rear, 8th of 10, 7l behind Scuba (9-3) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Obe Bold (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out and weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Oeuf A La Neige (8-7) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Great Fox (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Prominent to halfway, soon outpaced and beaten, last of 10, 19l behind The Jobber (9-10) at Newbury 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
