always behind far side
dwelt, towards rear stands side, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge
behind far side, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
led far side group to 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no effort towards finish
always behind far side
soon into stride, raced keenly and soon chased leaders stands side, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
led stands side group to over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened
switched to race far side, tracked leaders, ridden and headway to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra near finish
behind far side, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression
chased leader far side, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased stands side leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders far side, headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on well to lead near finish
towards rear stands side, never dangerous
chased leader far side, led overall 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
dwelt, soon chased stands side leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders stands side, headway to lead group over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on , no impression with far side
chased far side leaders to 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, always behind stands side
chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
This is a competitive handicap and many would have chances on their best form, but Mafaheem, Briannsta, Hanseatic League and Tagula Sunrise are all shortlisted and the vote is given to Tagula Sunrise. The selection has not always been the most straightforward but she showed signs that the penny was beginning to drop with her towards the end of last season when she won a couple of races. She remains lightly-raced, has conditions to suit and she looks to have an outstanding chance of getting her head in front on this her seasonal reappearance. Hanseatic League won when last seen out in October, but he was all-out to do so that day when beating Puya and although there may be more to come, others are preferred on this occasion. Mafaheem is the other Johnston runner and he is sure to improve for his debut run when he got the better of Pivotal's Princess. He obviously has to be feared here and he should go well. Briannsta remains well-rated and he is fit from a recent outing at Kempton behind Royal Orissa. He is probably better over slightly further but with his yard in good form he merits plenty of respect. This is a competitive race with some useful types in opposition, but for the winner we return to the Richard Fahey-trained Tagula Sunrise.
Tagula Sunrise (IRE) 9-2fav Held up, headway and not much room over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (C1) hvy in Sept beating Harvest Warrior by 2l, 15 ran.
Rowan Lodge (IRE) 16-1 Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, stayed on approaching final furlong, 4th of 15, 6l behind Ingleton at York 6f 2yo hcp (C2) gd in Oct.
Elsie Hart (IRE) 33-1 Soon outpaced and pushed along in rear, well behind from halfway, 14th of 15, 16l behind Chateau Istana at Ascot 5f 2yo lst stk (A) gf in Jun.
Paris Bell 3-1 Slowly into stride, in rear, headway on inner from 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) sft in Nov beating Go Mo by a shd, 10 ran.
Mafaheem 10-1 Held up, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, won at York 6f 2yo mdn (D3) gd in Oct beating Pivotal's Princess by 1l, 13 ran.
Briannsta (IRE) 10-1 Chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner just inside final furlong, kept on well for clear 2nd, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Royal Orissa at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp gs in Mar.
Hanseatic League (USA) 3-1fav Raced far side, made all, hard pressed and joined over 2f out, shaken up final furlong, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (D3) sft in Oct beating Puya by a nk, 11 ran.
Tesary 11-1 In touch, led far side group 2f out, kept on, 2nd of 19, 2 1/2l behind Viking Spirit at Nottingham 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (E3) gs in Sept.
