led, headed 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leaders and keen, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on
chased leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, faded
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, led 1f out, driven out
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, one pace
Sofie Tucker deserves to get her head in front following three placed efforts in three starts in maidens and, given her pedigree, the cut in the ground may help Tim Easterby's filly who gets the vote ahead of Rhuepunzel and Jibajaba. The last mentioned has shown promise in both starts and has to be respected but probably needs to improve to trouble the selection. Ducal Pip Squeak should come on for her debut spin at Newcastle on similar ground to today, while Sunburn has shown only a glimmer of ability in two starts so far. Gerard Butler's Rhuepunzel showed promise on her only start at two and has to be respected on her reappearance but Sofie Tucker is the clear form pick and she gets the vote.
Village Storm (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Raced wide, chased leaders, outpaced from halfway, 5th of 8, 8l behind Left Nostril (8-12) at Southwell 6f mdn aut stk (5) fbs in Mar.
Cecina Marina 80-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f, never dangerous, 11th of 16, 11l behind Fifty Cents (8-13) at Haydock 1m mdn stk (5) gf in May.
Jibajaba (USA) 13-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, brought wide over 2f out, was one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 10l behind Trivia (8-8) at Beverley 7f mdn stk (5) gf.
Rhuepunzel 7-1 (9-0) Raced stand's side, hampered start, chased leaders, ridden and every cahnce over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Miss Ippolita (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Sept.
Sofie Tucker 3-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on until headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Distant Pleasure (8-8) at Redcar 1m mdn aut stk (6) gf.
Bret Maverick (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Held up and keen early, ridden over 3f out and soon weakened, 8th of 9, 16l behind Jafaru (8-2) at Hamilton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Lord of The Lake Lake Coniston gelding out of a moderate racemare.
Ducal Pip Squeak 33-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, one pace after, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Secret Tune (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (6) gs in May.
