led after 2f, ridden over 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly away always in rear
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer
slowly away in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead post
mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed post
led 2f, tracked leaders, short of room and switched right 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 4f out, kept on, never near leaders
mid-division, weakened over 3f out, virtually pulled up from 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened 1f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
TOUCAN TANGO improved for the longer trip on his recent handicap debut and is at least going the right way which is more than can be said for his chief rivals. He gets the vote as Runaway Tiger, Thymesthree and Surprise disappointed last time after showing good progress on their penultimate starts, while Invent and Donnaconna have yet to show any progress at all. Bint Nas and Cotton Grass haven't looked like winning yet but may be capable of better on their first start in a handicap.
Toucan Tango (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Prominent, sharp reminders halfway, ridden over 3f out, hung left over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, driven and rallied to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 7l behind May Be Some Time (9-5) at Leicester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Bint Nas (IRE) 7-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Captain Brown (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) gd in May.
Runaway Tiger (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Dwelt held up, wide and headway from over 3f out, pressed leaders over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 11l behind Freedom Flyer (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in May.
Thymesthree (IRE) 10-1 (8-2) Chased leader until over 7f out, stayed in 3rd until halfway, ridden 4f out and weakened soon after, 6th of 7, 16l behind Albaraka (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Invent 2-1 (9-0) Keen early, tracked leaders, chased winner 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 26l behind Flying Phoenix (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Cotton Grass 66-1 (8-7) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, 7th of 13, 19l behind Zain Shamardal (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Surprise (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway 2f out, never nearer, 4th of 6, 23l behind Jack's Revenge (9-3) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Tommy Tiger 16-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 37l behind Hernando Torres (9-0) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Easydoesit (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Dubawi Dancer (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Donnaconna (CAN) 33-1 (8-13) Led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 30l behind Little Rocky (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Generous Genella 20-1 (8-9) Chased leading pair, ridden 6f out, weakened 4f out, last of 5, well behind Ivanov (8-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
Ippi N Tombi (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 12, 9l behind Westhaven (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
