towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
tracked leaders, chased winner over 3f out, kept on and always held
tracked winner until over 3f out, weakened entering final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, pushed along in rear, kept on final furlong and no impression
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
Sir Michael Stoute's Tall Ship is by Sea The Stars out of a Cheveley Park winner and his pedigree suggests he'll do much better in his second season over this sort of trip. He is joined by stablemate Abseil, making a belated first appearance and unlikely to have been kept in the yard unless though capable of winning races. BUSTOPHER, who made a promising debut at Newmarket a year ago in a race that worked out reasonably well, is fit from a trip to Dubai where he ran well on Tapeta in February. The third from that race, Asmar, went on to land a Listed contest there and finished runner-up in the UAE Derby on Saturday so the form looks strong. The Godolphin colt gets the nod with fitness not an issue. Olly Stephens had an excellent first campaign last year so the Teofilo colt Heisman, who is Jamie Spencer's only booked ride, is one to note along with Marco Botti's Tzharr, who is also by Teofilo.
Abseil (USA) First Defence colt out of Intercontinental.
Aldborough (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Restless in stalls, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran green over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 16, 8l behind Cape Peron (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (4) gs in Apr '13.
Bison Grass 11-4 (9-5) Steadied start, took keen hold and held up in touch, no impression when hung left over 1f out, 7th of 9, 17l behind Mahdiyah (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
Bustopher (USA) 9-4fav (9-6) 2nd of 14, 3l behind Zurbriggen (9-6) at Meydan(UAE) 7f mdn stks in Feb.
Noel's Hope 50-1 (10-0) Slowly away, ran green and always in rear, ridden and struggling 2f out, last of 7, 15l behind Dream Ruler (8-10) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Heisman (IRE) Teofilo colt out of Luminata.
Lord Brantwood 40-1 (9-5) Slowly away always towards rear, 10th of 11, 36l behind Laugharne (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 1f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Tall Ship (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 12, 10l behind Baarez (9-5) at Haydock 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Thanks Harry Lucky Story gelding out of Africa's Star.
Zambeasy 50-1 (9-5) Difficult to load in stalls, led until 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 10l behind Festival Theatre (9-5) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Updated (FR) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders over 3f, 9th of 11, 16l behind Queen's Prize (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep.
Sacha Park (IRE) 11-4fav (9-5) Pressed leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 3l behind Alphabet Rap (9-5) at York 5f 2yo mdn (3) gd in Sep.
Tzharr (IRE) Teofilo colt out of Netrebko.
