towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division in 4th, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd place inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 1f out, held on well towards finish
in rear and outpaced
Tafaakhor has had his chances and was long odds-on when beaten by Jupiter Light at Wolverhampton last month. He has started favourite in five of his nine career starts but has finished second five times and looks flattered by his current mark. KING OF PARIS led until inside the final furlong when third over an extended 7f at Ffos Las in August so this slightly shorter trip may be ideal. He gets the nod with Second Page a little disappointing when last seen at Chelmsford in December. The remainder are even harder to fancy.
Golden Cannon 66-1 (10-11) Chased leader over 5f, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, dist behind Dell Oro (10-11) at Fontwell 1m 6f (6) gd in Mar.
So Much Water (FR) 50-1 (9-9) Took keen hold tracking leaders, weakened inside final 2f, 11th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Wild Hacked (9-1) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gd in May.
King Of Paris 6-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, led, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd 100 yards out, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Our Boy (9-5) at Ffos Las 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Legendoire (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway to chase winner over 6f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Sir Plato (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Second Page 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 10l behind Omran (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Tafaakhor (IRE) 2-7fav (8-11) Led, kept on inside final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 4, shd behind Jupiter Light (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Tojosimbre 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Ashwaq (8-10) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Rocksette 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 10 1/4l behind Traveller (9-5) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.