tracked leader, lost place 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden, outpaced 5f out, headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3f out, ridden, effort over 1f out, kept on, always held
held up in touch, driven, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
held up in rear, driven, outpaced 6f out, soon lost touch
made all, quickened 5f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
Toni Alcala has slipped to a career low mark and has to be respected but Roger Fisher's gelding has become rather frustrating and a safer bet looks to be Tiamo, who is preferred to Yankeedoodledandy. The selection is relatively unexposed over staying trips having opened his account in a maiden handicap over 1m6f at Goodwood last month on what was his sixth career start. A 5lb rise for that success is perfectly fair for the three-year-old, who should improve further for the extra two furlongs today. A tough hurdling campaign may just have taken the edge off Yankeedoodledandy although Pat Haslam's gelding clearly has claims on the pick of his form. James Bethell's Master Wells would want a softer surface to show his best form and a bigger threat may come from Kristensen, who has disappointed in his last two starts but has solid claims on earlier form. Worlaby Dale faces no easy task from out of the handicap and preference is for the potential improver Tiamo.
Yankeedoodledandy (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 10, 7l behind Most Definitely (9-6) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Kristensen 33-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, always behind, 16th of 17, 10l behind Valance (9-4) at Carlisle 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Master Wells (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Held up in touch and keen, effort over 3f out, soon no impression, 4th of 7, 9l behind Sharadi (9-5) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Toni Alcala 5-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Argentum (8-6) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Worlaby Dale 50-1 (8-4) Held up and keen in rear, headway 10f out to join leaders, lost place over 5f out, last of 7, 39l behind Sharadi (9-5) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Tiamo 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, led on bit over 2f out, ridden and challenged final furlong, kept on, won at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Tarabut (8-13) by a nk, 16 ran.
