tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and weakened inside final 3f
slowly into stride, held up, keen and ran wide on bend 5f out, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, ran on
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards
led briefly, tracked leaders, troubled passage from 2f out, ran on when switched left and in the clear inside final furlong, never able to challenge
mid-division, headway between horses chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway out wide 2f out, chasing leaders when not much room and squeezed through over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to to lead final 100 yards
always towards rear, never on terms
steadied start, raced keenly in rear, headway out wide and hung left from 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
held up and always towards rear
raced keenly, tracking leaders, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, weakened
mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, soon every chance, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
raced keenly, soon led, steadied pace 5f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
soon chasing leaders, went 2nd 5f out, every chance 2f out, soon hung right, weakened final furlong
It was fast ground when The Whipmaster won at Brighton and he’s 6lb higher. Dacesa has yet to race over this far and most of the remainder are unexposed and open to improvement. Of those, KING TIGER ran well at Lingfield on his comeback and gets a token vote in something of a lottery. Aussie Rascal, Twilight Song, Emjaytwentythree and Shaqeeqa placed in handicaps last time while Dual Identity, Legendary Day and New Heights all go handicapping for the first time.
Twilight Song (IRE) 11-4fav (9-8) Chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5 1/2l behind Commonsensical (9-7) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Dual Identity (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never near leaders, 7th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Fast Steps (8-13) at Epsom 1m 1f stks (4) gd in Apr.
Legendary Day 10-1 (8-10) Soon held up in last pair, headway on inside over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind State Occasion (9-1) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Oct.
Dacesa (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Brazen Belle (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
King Tiger 5-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Mighty Power (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
The Whipmaster (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, chased leader entering final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead final strides, won at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr beating Zumaaty (9-9) by hd, 12 ran.
New Heights 22-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, led 8f out, headed approaching final 2f, lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Regent (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll stks (5) pol in Mar.
Don't Look Back 9-2 (9-5) Keen held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Swallowdale (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Illies Memories (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Slowly away, always towards rear, last of 13, 13 1/4l behind Sayifyouwill (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
Tara Iti 10-1 (9-11) Raced centre, took keen hold, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, 10th of 11, 21 1/4l behind Blu Boy (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Emjaytwentythree 6-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders in centre, pushed along over 2f out, every chance 2f out, kept on final furlong but no match for winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Joy Choi (9-6) at Chepstow 6f hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Shaqeeqa 11-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Sayifyouwill (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
Stigwood (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on rail, edged right over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, last of 8, 5 3/4l behind Prince Of Abington (9-5) at Ascot 6f stks (4) gs in Sep.
Aussie Rascal (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind May Night (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
