held up towards rear, chased along over 3f out, never dangerous
held up, effort over 2f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position
soon outpaced, always behind
steadied at start, held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
held up, smooth headway 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ridden out final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
jumped left at start, always towards rear
in touch, ridden along 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, one paced until weakened inside final furlong
held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
Taaresh ran a promising race on his debut at Sandown when chasing home Visions Of Johanna and he looks to be the one they all have to beat on that evidence but John Dunlop's colt would not necessarily want any further softening of the ground so backers should be wary of the surface; however, he is hard to oppose and gets the vote over Drumadoon Bay and Cozy Tiger. The last mentioned ran well on his first two starts prior to disappointing at Great Leighs last time and he looks best watched after that effort. Top Tribute is a speedily bred newcomer from Chris Wall's yard, while Karl Burke's Arikinui should be better suited by the trip today but neither is really bred to handle the underfoot conditions. Proficiency would need to improve on his debut effort to trouble the judge and of more interest may be the ex-Irish Drumadoon Bay, who makes his debut for Alan Swinbank. Taaresh has an obvious chance though and is hard to oppose provided that the ground does not become any more testing.
Drumadoon Bay (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Dwelt, soon mid-division, closer in 6th 2f out, 2nd and kept on without threatening winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Matjar (9-0) at Killarney 1m hcp 0-60 gd in Jul.
Fell Pack 80-1 (10-0) Never better than mid-division, 11th of 14, 32l behind Kossack (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gd.
Amaretto Venture 100-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 15, 13l behind Carillon (9-0) at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Sept '06.
Miss Ferney Cayman Kai filly out of a moderate racemare.
Cozy Tiger (USA) 11-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 17l behind Stone of Scone (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) pol in May.
Taaresh (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Visions of Johanna (9-2) at Sandown 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Top Tribute Acclamation gelding, half-brother to 5f to 7f winner Compton Banker.
Arikinui Noverre filly, half-sister to winners from 7f-1m3f.
Dolly Royal (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Mid-division, no impression final 3f, 7th of 13, 15l behind Uace Mac (8-11) at Redcar 7f mdn aut stk (5) gd.
Lachafinna (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inner early, weakened approaching halfway, trailing straight, last of 13, 29l behind Melanesia (9-0) at Listowel 6f 2yo mdn fll gf in Sept.
Predictable (IRE) 40-1 (8-5) Dwelt and always behind, 12th of 13, 42l behind Uace Mac (8-11) at Redcar 7f mdn aut stk (5) gd.
Proficiency 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 14l behind Lee Miller (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn fll (5) gd in Jun.
