mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
soon led, quickened over 2f out, ridden to stay on final furlong, headed close home
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong
in touch, lost place over 2f out, tailed off
never better than mid-division
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home
behind, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
behind, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, weakened 2f out
Espada may be too good for Dancing Tilly with Splodger Mac and Rymer's Rascal the best of the remainder. The selection is a course and distance winner who is dropped in grade after being well beaten in a handicap behind Burgundy last time. Back to this more suitable level he should go well and he is given a the vote in what is a moderate affair. Dancing Tilly was below her best in a banded stakes race at Lingfield last time on the AW and she will need to buck up her ideas if she is to regain the winning thread. However, if she could recapture her best form she would be a leading player. Splodger Mac is dropped in grade and looks to have decent place claims, but he is arguably better over a shorter trip and for that reason is narrowly passed over. Rymer's Rascal was unlucky in running over this course and distance last time behind Dara Mac, so he is another who can't be entirely ruled out, and in a tricky race for punters to call we will wide with Espada as our idea of the winner.