travelled strongly, close up, tracked leaders over 5f out, chased leader over 1f out, led narrowly well inside final furlong, ran on and pushed out
led, ridden 3f out, driven when headed narrowly well inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide, keen headway to track leader 7f out, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
tracked leader early, dropped to rear 5f out, ridden 3f out, went moderate 4th over 1f out
in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
went right start in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
CAI SHEN had some smart form to his name for the Hannon yard including a third in last year's Winter Derby at Lingfield. He's since changed stables but gets a tentative vote on his reappearance in a tricky race. Tepmokea is a rare winner nowadays but is still rated 91 and not out of this if the selection fails to run up to his best. Back Burner won a claimer here in January, though has a bit to find with the above pair on today's terms, while the remainder have even more to find at the weights and are hard to fancy as a consequence.
Cai Shen (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 9l behind Miblish (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f Listed stks (1) pol in Mar '13.
Tepmokea (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Thatchmaster (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Mar.
Back Burner (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind Villa Royale (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Kay Gee Be (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Held up in touch in rear, ridden over 3f out, outpaced final 2f, no impression, 5th of 6, 6l behind Toymaker (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Lambert Pen (USA) 12-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 12l behind Litmus (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Daily Advertiser (USA) 10-1 (8-12) Slowly away in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 5, 12l behind Dozy Joe (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
Ampleforth 12-1 (8-8) Pressed leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Incendo (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 5f clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
Delightful Sleep 6-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 12l behind Teide Peak (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.