prominent, led halfway, hung left and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, pulled hard in rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden, never nearer
tracked leaders, led 1f out, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
led, headed halfway, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up, never dangerous
tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed 1f out, soon rallied, weakened close home
slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway well over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, driven out
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon no impression
behind, some late headway and never dangerous
held up, never dangerous
David Evans has a strong hand here with TIGER HAWK and Underworld Dandy and we'll side with the former whilst Mary Helen can also be expected to give a good account. Tiger Hawk is reasonably well drawn as he bids to follow up his win in a Southwell seller. The handicapper saw fit to hand him a 14lb rise for that win which gives him leading claims on the figures in this contest if he can run to a similar level of form. Underworld Dandy finished behind Mary Helen at Wolverhampton in a similar contest two starts back and has his work cut out to reverse the form at the weights but he could do so as his high draw is to his advantage. Alfalevva is also well drawn and split the aforementioned pair at Wolverhampton and is closely matched so he should go close whilst Saint Thomas ran a decent race when dropped to this grade at Lingfield and should make a bold bid but the pick is Tiger Hawk.
Alfalevva 9-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 11, nk behind Mary Helen (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Blinka Me 11-2 (8-12) In touch, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 6l behind Rakhine (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Mactrac 50-1 (8-13) Chased leaders to halfway, soon ridden and behind, no danger after, last of 11, 32l behind Theladyinquestion (8-6) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Aug.
Saint Thomas (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Giulietta Da Vinci (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2yo clm stks (6) pol.
Tiger Hawk (USA) 40-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, led halfway, driven and hung right approaching final furlong, driven out, won at Southwell 1m 2yo sell stks (6) fbs beating Rainsborough (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Underworld Dandy 9-2 (9-3) Held up, headway on inner over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 7l behind Nave (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Develop U 80-1 (8-8) Steadied start, in rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway 2f out, never dangerous, 10th of 17, 15l behind Glass Of Red (8-6) at Nottingham 1m 2yo sll (6) gd in Oct.
Fine Lace (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Held up, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 8l behind Nave (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Mary Helen 11-2 (8-7) Went right start in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and not clear run over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, led post (hand timed), won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Oct beating Alfalevva (8-12) by nk, 11 ran.
Expensive Legacy 100-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 10th of 15, 19l behind Rasmy (9-3) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Glen Lass 16-1 (8-11) Always in rear, 9th of 12, 8l behind Nave (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Lady Cavendish (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Soon pushed along in rear, behind from halfway, 8th of 11, 26l behind Tiger Hawk (8-11) at Southwell 1m 2yo sell stks (6) fbs.
Wee Bobbie 100-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, behind and soon outpaced, never a factor, last of 11, 13l behind Cat Hunter (8-6) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
