chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
with leader, led and hung left over 1f out, soon headed, kept on
always towards rear
mid-division, headway over 1f out, hung badly left and every chance entering final furlong, kept on
led, hung left over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace
in touch on outer, soon chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on well
in rear and outpaced
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
behind, headway well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
Mick Channon's Texas Queen has been running well on the Polytrack at Wolverhampton and Kempton of late with wins at both surfaces and has to be respected on her return to turf off what seems a fair mark but she may be better on the artificial surfaces and a better bet looks to be BESTY, who gets the verdict over Kakapuka. Anabel King's colt was good value for his reappearance success at Bath last month when scoring narrowly in a six furlong event but a 6lb penalty for that win may prevent him from following up. At the bottom of the weights, Richard Guest's Clear Ice, comes into this having run well when chasing home Ingleby Arch in a Southwell claimer and he has been given a chance by the handicapper. James Given's Tartufo Dolce is relatively lightly raced and has to be considered on her reappearance but more solid claims are held by the selection, Besty. Bryan Smart's colt lacks a run this term but the yard have their runners in good order and he has solid claims off just a 5lb higher mark than when winning well at Musselburgh when last seen in October.
Texas Queen 9-4fav (8-6) Went left start, took keen hold, tracked leaders, short of room briefly over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 3l behind Athwaab (8-7) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Kakapuka 40-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, lost place halfway, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead close home, won at Bath 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Apr beating Cwmni (8-13) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Besty 11-2 (8-4) Made all, challenged 1f out, kept on well inside last, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct beating Dancing Freddy (8-11) by 1l, 9 ran.
Tartufo Dolce (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along and struggling after 2f, driven, kept on, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 4l behind Point To Prove (8-2) at Southwell 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Kellys Eye (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) With leaders, ridden and outpaced well over 1f out, soon no impression, 5th of 12, 14l behind Rock 'n' Royal (8-7) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Oct.
Patch Patch 20-1 (9-0) Went left start, held up in rear and pulled hard, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 8l behind Diman Waters (8-12) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Hoof It 3-1fav (9-2) Held up in touch and keen, tracked leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 12l behind Tribal Myth (8-5) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Dazeen 20-1 (8-11) Always behind, 9th of 14, 12l behind Diman Waters (8-12) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Kalahari Desert (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Imjin River (9-7) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Oct.
Clear Ice (IRE) 9-2 (8-4) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, tired towards finish and headed final strides, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Ingleby Arch (9-11) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs in Apr.
