led, headed over 3f out, remained close-up, ridden, kept on one pace final 2f
broke well, edged left, out paced over 3f out, soon driven along, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 3rd well inside final furlong
close-up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders until halfway
slowly into stride, out paced, hampered, short of room well over 3f out
held up, edged left over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression
in touch, led on bit over 1f out, comfortable
close-up, led over 3f out, ridden, headed over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
Tawaassol has an obvious chance in this company to open his account and is taken to do so at the main expense of Chanteuse Noire and Oneiro Way. The last mentioned is progressing with his racing but needs to improve again to trouble the selection. Finsbury has shown ability in all three starts and is entitled to respect but may have to settle for a minor role again, while Clive Brittain's Crimson Year looks the pick of the newcomers on pedigree although it has to be of concern that the daughter of Dubai Millennium has not seen a racecourse until now. Jeremy Noseda's Chanteuse Noire is probably better than her reappearance would suggest and the vote goes to Tawaassol, who showed plenty of promise on a softer surface on his Leicester debut last year and he should be equally effective, if not more so, on today's faster ground.
Great Belief (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Chased leaders until weakened over 1f out, 13th of 17, 16l behind Dizzy In The Head (8-10) at Catterick 5f clm (5) sft in Nov.
Oneiro Way (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Led early, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Boldinor (8-6) at W'hampton 6f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Crimson Year (USA) Dubai Millennium filly, half-sister to several winners including the top-class Crimplene.
Dancing Beauty (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, driven and weakened quickly over 2f out, 9th of 11, 25l behind My Obsession (9-10) at Folkestone 7f mdn stk (5) sft in Mar.
Atticus Trophies (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Raced wide, held up, ridden and weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 11l behind Swiper Hill (9-3) at Kempton 6f 3yo mdn (4) pol in Mar.
Finsbury 9-4fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway when carried right on bend over 2f out, stayed on but hung left from over 1f out, 4th of 10, 7l behind After You (8-9) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.
Tawaassol (USA) 2-1fav (9-0) Prominent, led 2f out, ridden and headed, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2l behind John Terry (9-0) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn (4) sft in May.
Chanteuse Noire (USA) 7-1 (8-7) Pulled hard, always behind, last of 15, 46l behind Pearly King (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stk (5) gf.