chased leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
led, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish
chased leaders, lost place over 1f out
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
always behind
towards rear and pushed along, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
behind, kept on final furlong, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
A typical Beverley sprint with a number of chances but AETNA makes strong appeal. She remains a lightly-raced filly who gives the distinct impression of harbouring scope for considerable further progress. The Easterby team appear to be adopting a fairly low-key approach with their charge who seems impervious to any change in ground conditions. She was always travelling like the winner on her Newcastle reappearance and is taken to defy a 6lb rise for that victory. Bondesire compiled a consistent profile in decent handicap sprint company last term and should be in the mix once again whilst Normal Equilibrium is shortlisted for a yard that excels with sprinters. Top Boy has a chance of some each-way money off the bottom perch.
Blaine 40-1 (8-12) Raced far side, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened approaching final 2f, last of 20, 17l behind Baccarat (8-9) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Aetna 3-1 (8-12) In touch, smooth headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-95 (3) sft beating Rusty Rocket (8-11) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Singeur (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, 8th of 11, 7l behind Aetna (8-12) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Chooseday (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 18, 15l behind Flyman (9-2) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Mar.
Normal Equilibrium 11-1 (8-11) Hampered start, held up, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Ashpan Sam (9-5) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
Bondesire 10-1 (8-4) Led, headed over 3f out, tracked leaders, rallied to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Even Stevens (8-7) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-100 (2) hvy in Oct.
Tumblewind 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Ambitious Icarus (8-7) at Ripon 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Bedloe's Island (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Difficult to load, went right start, behind, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Barracuda Boy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Hadaj 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 5th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Flyman (9-2) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Mar.
Arctic Feeling (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) In rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 6l behind Trinityelitedotcom (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Dec.
Lastchancelucas 25-1 (8-5) In touch, effort well over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Aetna (8-12) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Top Boy 3-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Bapak Bangsawan (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.