in touch, ridden 4f out, weakend 3f out
held up behind, ridden and headway over 4f out, one pace approaching final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on, no chance with winner
always prominent, led 3f out, stayed on well, readily
chased leaders until weakened over 4f out
held up behind, headway halfway, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, behind, headway halfway, ridden 3f out, one pace
in touch, headway 7f out, weakened over 3f out
slowly into stride, held up behind, good headway halfway, led 7f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division until weakened 4f out
led, ridden and headed 7f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Another handicap sees Yertle given a leading chance of opening his account for the season, with the likes of Our Monogram, Sashay and Harlestone Bay sure to figure as well. Yertle goes well fresh and indeed went in first time at Nottingham last summer. Having had just four subsequent outings, the six-year-old only reappeared last month when running a sound race on what was his all-weather debut at Lingfield, finishing second to It's Definite. Sure to have come on for the run, now is the time to support James Toller's charge. Our Monogram has already visited the winner's enclosure, at Ripon last week but tends to struggle when raised into the 50's so is passed over. Sashay has been plying his trade on the all-weather, while Mountrath Rock has a 50 day absence to overcome. Harlestone Bay has been disappointing and has been a regular at Nottingham only since last September. Maybe the away day to Bath will revitalise John Dunlop's charge.