dwelt, tracked leader, led 1f out, kept on well
dwelt, held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed final furlong, weakened and lost 3rd place towards finish
dwelt, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd place towards finish
MARTINIQUAISE was making her racecourse debut when beaten a length-and-a-quarter by Antiquarium at Wolverhampton in February. She's better off at the weights here and has won easily since at Southwell so is entitled to turn the tables and gets the nod ahead of the once-raced Aabir and Voice Control, who was a bit disappointing when a beaten favourite at Salisbury in October but is nicely bred and should win races this term. Kelly's Finest and Caltra Colleen may find easier opportunities in the months ahead.
Antiquarium (IRE) 2-7fav (9-5) Dwelt tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on, readily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) in Feb beating Martiniquaise (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Aabir (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway when not much room over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) in Nov beating Mountainside (9-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Kelly's Finest (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Stec (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Oct.
Caltra Colleen 20-1 (9-2) Went left start, soon tracking winner, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, not quicken 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 5, 9l behind Dark War (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Voice Control (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Chemical Charge (9-5) at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Martiniquaise 8-11fav (8-5) Prominent, led over 2f out, pressed from over 1f out, asserted towards finish, won at Southwell 1m mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Mar beating Boolass (8-5) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
