held up behind leaders, ridden and headway over 2f out, effort approaching final furlong, soon every chance, kept on, held towards finish
tracked leader, pushed along 5f out ridden and lost place over 3f out, soon behind
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no headway
led, quickened 5f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong
in touch, headway to chase leader over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and drifted right from over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression
This could prove to be a battle of two three-year-olds, with Yoshka preferred to Tudor Bell and Tiyoun rated the best of the older horses. The selection remains unexposed after just three career starts, the son of Grand Lodge winning on his sole start as a juvenile before losing no caste in defeat on his return behind Swagger Stick and confirming the promise of that run with the defeat of the consistent Ilwadod at Ripon last month. The longer trip is expected to suit Mark Johnston's colt who is expected to get the better of Tudor Bell. John O'Shea's colt has done little wrong since being stepped up to staying trips, latter beating Coalition by a neck at Salisbury. A 5lb higher mark leaves him with more to do today though. Ripon winner Tiyoun seemed to struggle off his new mark at York last time and of more interest may be Ocean Tide, who showed signs of a return to form behind Thewhirlingdervish at Pontefract recently. Vicars Destiny is capable on his day but recent evidence makes him hard to recommend, while Hope Sound needs to step up on what he has shown so far to take a hand in a race that is taken to go to Yoshka.
