keen, tracked leading pair, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra
led, ridden and headed 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway and every chance over 1f out, ridden, stayed on, not pace of winner inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 2f out, edged right and led 1f out, ran on
Marco Botti has a strong hand here saddling both Saltagioo and Angel Rock, who both have claims, but it is the in-form TARTAN GIGHA that gets the verdict. Mark Johnston's gelding stepped up on previous efforts of late when winning comfortably at Beverley earlier this month when beating Handsome Falcon by three-and-a-quarter lengths. He was value for more than the winning margin that day though and the son of Green Desert is taken to defy the 6lb penalty for that Beverley success on ground that suits ideally. John Gosden has his team in good form but his runner, Cadre, will need to improve significantly on a disappointing reappearance run to figure here. Godolphin's Stalking Shadow won his last two starts in Abu Dhabi but is much higher in the weights now, while Paul Howling's Gallantry is another that could probably do with some help from the handicapper. Botti's Saltagioo disappointed on his latest start at Kempton but has solid claims on earlier form on the Polytrack, while stable companion Angel Rock should come on for his first outing of the season at Newbury but he needs to. Tartan Gigha has an obvious chance on the form shown when winning at Beverley and a reproduction of that effort may well suffice.
Stalking Shadow (USA) (9-4) won at Abu Dhabi(UAE) 5f hcap gd in Mar, 12 ran.
Gallantry 22-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden halfway, never on terms, 8th of 10, 9l behind Quest For Success (9-1) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-90 (3) fm in Apr.
Saltagioo (ITY) 11-2 (8-10) Always towards rear, 9th of 10, 6l behind Mahadee (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Apr.
Tartan Gigha (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, led 1f out, edged right, soon clear, pushed out final furlong, won at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Handsome Falcon (8-6) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Cadre (IRE) 8-11fav (9-0) Broke well, soon mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon beaten, eased 2f out, last of 11, 36l behind Secret Night (8-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-90) (3) pol in Apr.
Angel Rock (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on outer to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 15l behind Invasian (8-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.
