tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, in touch, progress over 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden and effort over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, tailed off
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 4f out, kept on same pace final 2f
slowly into stride, always behind, tailed off
held up mid-division, hard ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
made virtually all, ridden over 2f out, ran on well
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
held up mid-division, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off
towards rear, saddle slipped and rider lost iron 6f out, never dangerous after, tailed off
slowly into stride, never a factor, tailed off
held up, never dangerous, tailed off
always behind, tailed off
Although at first glance appearing to have the look of a competitive contest, Sir Mark Prescott's Tempsford may still be unexposed enough to prevail, ahead of Bahlino and Maystock. The Newmarket trainer is a past master at lining them up to exploit a lenient mark in handicaps and Tempsford appears to be no exception. Unplaced in three outings as a juvenile, the son of Bering was given a rating of just 58 when stepped up to a mile and a half on his Wolverhampton return, and made no mistake. Turned out carrying a penalty here, providing he is over his exertions of four days ago, a follow-up looks very much on the cards. Bahlino has the assistance of Kieren Fallon who was on board for his gutsy win at Beverley the time before last. he never got in a blow under Pat Eddery when carrying a penalty at Newmarket but is a live danger here along with Maystock who ran well on her Polytrack debut recently. she does not always look the most straightforward of rides though and Tempsford is a much more reliable proposition.
