led, headed after 2f and remained in touch, regained lead over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home
held up behind leaders, ridden along over 3f out, headway on outer over 1f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong, ran on
steadied at start and held up towards rear, headway on inner over 4f out, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace
held up, ridden along over 3f out, headway on inner over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch and led after 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, once pace final furlong
Withdrawn
Just Lille is selected to land this handicap after an encouraging seasonal debut at Ripon where she finished 1l adrift of the winner Veiled Applause. She appeared to be in need of that outing as she got outpaced at one point but stayed on stoutly in the closing stages. She proved herself a real progressive mare throughout last summer and while this will be tough off 83, there was plenty encouragement to draw from that Ripon effort. Speedy Sam carries the mandatory 6lb penalty for a victory last week. Awarded a soft lead, Fergus Sweeney dictated matters from the front but is unlikely to get things his own way on the front end here. He remains attractively weighted on the best of his form. Course and distance winner Sudden Impulse appears plenty high enough in the handicap while Charlie Tipple did not enjoy the clearest of passages in the Ripon event where Just Lille finished runner-up. That said, he is a horse who tends to travel well and flatten out which can be deceiving. Northern Jem hails from a yard who have had a quite start to the turf season but have been showing signs of hitting form. The Margarson runner has been dropped 4lb from his highest mark last season, a mark off which he ran very well in more competitive events than this. Keep an eye on the market where the Newmarket raider is concerned but Just Lille is given the nomination.
Speedy Sam 11-4 (9-4) Made all, set steady pace, quickened 3f out, soon ridden, edged left final furlong, stayed on well, won at Leicester 1m 2f hcap (4) gf beating Candy Mountain (9-0) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Just Lille (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, switched left 2f out, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Veiled Applause (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Tendalay (USA) 4-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Lingfield 7f 3yo clm (6) pol in Mar '07 beating Cherri Fosfate (9-3) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Roodolph 9-2 (9-4) Held up, headway approaching 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and stayed on gamely, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Multicultural (9-1) by 2l, 6 ran.
Charlie Tipple 6-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, effort when not much room over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Veiled Applause (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Sudden Impulse 5-1 (9-2) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Summer Gold (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Little Jimbob 8-1 (9-0) Led, set steady pace, headed over 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 7, 18l behind Western Roots (8-5) at Great Leighs 1m 2f clm (6) pol.
Lobengula (IRE) 50-1 (9-9) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 14th of 17, 10l behind Full Victory (9-1) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Northern Jem 13-2 (9-0) Keen, tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Ask The Butler (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcap (4) gf.
