held up behind leaders, effort over 3f out, no impression
led, ridden over 2f out, stayed on and headed well inside final furlong, no extra
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, never near to challenge
mid-division, reminders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, one pace inside
towards rear, never dangerous
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
This will not take too much winning and Travel Tardia is confident choice to follow up his recent victory at Wolverhampton, with Spanish Star and Elegant Gracie suggested as the the main rivals. Paul Blockley's gelding got the better of the well fancied Legalis in that contest, staying on strongly to win by a head. He has an extra four furlongs to deal with today but against this poor opposition it shouldn't be a problem. Spanish Star does appear on a bit of a downward curve but can be given a chance on his efforts behind the in form Daunted last month. A bigger threat though may be Elegant Gracie who made Game Guru pull out all the stops over course and distance last time. Best of the rest could be Reg Hollinsheads's Think Quick, who has shown a modicum of ability here recently, but for the winner we return to Travel Tardia.