slowly into stride, held up in last pair, niggled along halfway, headway approaching final 3f, chased leader 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, won going away
chased leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, notpace of leading duo soon after, lost modest 3rd close home
held up in rear, last and struggling when pushed along 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took modest 3rd close home
took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, hung right to stands rail final furlong, no extra and headed well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in 6th, weakened 2f out
led until over 3f out, weakened 2f out
in touch in 5th, weakened 2f out
It's a surprise to see SEA MOON in a handicap and he'll need to win this impressively to take up options in the King Edward VII Stakes next week and in the Irish Derby. Sir Michael Stoute's superbly-bred colt was surprisingly beaten on his debut at Leicester before ploughing through the Yarmouth mud to land the odds in October. Faster conditions will be a big help and he should go on to better things. Adlington didn't have much to do to land a minor race at Musselburgh but is on the upgrade as is Tasheyaat, whose close third to Dancing Rain at Newmarket could hardly have been better advertised. She scrambled home against Hairstyle at Salisbury subsequently but they were well clear and the runner-up could be useful. Mariachi Man is tough and consistent while Iceblast should be suited by this much longer trip after staying on strongly over 7f on his last two starts on this track. Flag Officer will need to improve on his comeback run at Newmarket but this dual Polytrack winner should be capable of doing so.
Sea Moon 1-5fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed briefly inside final furlong, pushed out, readily, won at Yarmouth 1m 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Oct beating Little Rocky (9-3) by 1l, 14 ran.
Mariachi Man 14-1 (8-7) Led, headed well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Sagramor (8-2) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf in May.
Waltz Darling (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Always in rear, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 10l behind Chef (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Flag Officer 8-1 (8-13) Tracked winner, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on, one pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Malthouse (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.
Iceblast 11-1 (8-11) Fly jumped start towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Common Touch (9-0) at York 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Adaria 20-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Submission (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Angelic Upstart (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Raced center, held up in touch, outpaced 3f out, soon edged left, kept on final furlong, 6th of 8, 11l behind Art History (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Apr.
Adlington 10-11fav (9-0) Led early, settled in rear in 3rd, went 2nd over 1f out, soon led, edged right inside final furlong, held on well towards finish, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf beating Janet's Pearl (9-0) by 3l, 3 ran.
Tasheyaat 6-4fav (8-12) Towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, headway on outside 3f out, stayed on to lead approaching final furlong, just held on, all out, won at Salisbury 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) gf in May beating Hairstyle (8-12) by shd, 10 ran.
