slowly away, ridden to chase over 1f out, under pressure and edged left from over 1f out, ran on
held up, headway 3f out, led 1f out, driven out
led after 2f, driven 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened
tracked leaders, ridden on inside 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra
soon led, headed after 2f, ridden to lead again 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace
Helen Wood has been in decent form over hurdles but all of her wins have come on softer ground and so we will take her on with Tibouchina whilst Move Over Darling would be a danger if putting it all in. The selection is yet to win in nine starts all told which is slightly worrying, however she showed a decent level of form when trained over in Ireland and there have been glimpses of ability in her two starts in England so far. This will be the quickest ground that she has encountered however her sire handled quick ground so she can break her duck today. Helen Wood is the most obvious of dangers however she was running in sellers before going hurdling and is at her best on soft ground, although she has run well on quicker ground. Move Over Darling warrants a check in the betting however she has shown very little so far and maybe some form of headgear will be employed in the future. Chia has been in fair form on the all-weather and now steps up in trip, so stamina must be taken on trust. Gigi Glamour is on a lowly mark but looks woeful, and so we will return to Tibouchina as the selection.
Chia (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Led early, tracked winner to over 4f out, effort over 1f out, edged right, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Italian Romance (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Tibouchina (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 7th of 11, 7l behind Nicomedia (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (5) pol in May.
Helen Wood 66-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out, unchallenged, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo sll (5) sft in Oct beating Kalatime (8-9) by 7l, 14 ran.
Joy In The Guild (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up rear, effort over 1f out, no impression, 14th of 17, 14l behind Apex (8-4) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Gigi Glamor 100-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 15, 24l behind Lion Sands (8-9) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf in May.
Move Over Darling (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 11l behind Spring Dream (8-12) at Bath 1m 5f fll hcp (5) gf in May.