prominent, effort when not much room when 2f out, again over 1f out, eased final furlong
led, pushed along over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
behind, headway on inside over 2f out, one pace final furlong
steadied at start, held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
held up behind leader, led well over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
Mistress Twister can defy top-weight here to beat Prelude and Shotley Dancer. David Baron's four-year-old landed a couple of races last Autumn and has since gone close on numerous occasions. She is probably handicapped up to her best but against what are mainly out of form performers she may be capable of landing this modest affair. Mark Brisbournes's horses are going well at present and so prelude merits every respect. She did in fact finish just ahead of the selection when they met at Ripon recently. However Mistress Twister met all sorts of trouble in running and should reverse the form today. Shotley Dancer appears to be returning to form and off a nice racing weight could go well at a decent price. The Mark Tompkins trained Collect may do best of the remainder, but with a clear run today Mistress Twister will be hard to beat.
Grand Course (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Held up, headway on outside 5f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 19l behind Torrens (8-8) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Shamrock Bay 5-1 (9-1) Led at steady pace, quickened over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 7l behind Gallery Breeze (9-8) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gs.
Collect 9-1 (8-2) Prominent over 4f, 8th of 9, 8l behind All Ivory (9-5) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Prelude 12-1 (10-5) Keen, tracked leaders, led over 5f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Golden Boot (10-10) at Chester 1m 4f amt hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Cemgraft 66-1 (8-10) Towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 13l behind Baylaw Star (9-8) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Shotley Dancer 6-1 (8-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Ellway Heights (8-7) at Beverley 2m sll hcp (6) gf.
Ruling Reef 25-1 (8-2) Raced keenly, prominent, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, rallied well under pressure near finish, 2nd of 8, shd behind Take A Mile (8-4) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo clm (5) sft.
Mistress Twister 11-4fav (9-9) Held up, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Gallery Breeze (9-8) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) gs.