held up, headway on outside 2f out, stayed on to take poor 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, driven and struggling over 2f out
held up, headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, hung left and no impression final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, driven clear over 1f out, stayed on well
keen hold, tracked leaders, led 7f out to 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong
led to 7f out, stayed close up until driven and weakened over 2f out
The lightly raced Generous Jem gets the nod over Lady Diktat and Snake Skin in a tricky little contest that holds plenty of pitfalls for punters to avoid. It is also noteworthy Tony Carroll is dual handed with be Wise Girl and Flashing Floozie, who should both be monitored carefully in the betting. The former has not stood much racing of late but is well treated on these terms and a big run would not come as a surprise. Snake Skin is fit from a couple of spins on the All Weather and has very little to find at this level. Jim Crowley is building up a good relationship with the son of Golden Snake and the partnership are worth bearing in mind for a similar grade of contest. Lady Diktat is another that doesn't have too many miles on the clock and comes here on the back of a solid run at Bath a fortnight ago. However, it is worth bearing in mind that she was brushed aside by a 53-rated opponent on that occasion and her limitations are there for all to see. Therefore, it can pay to take a chance with Generous Jem, who is open to stacks more improvement at this stage. The George Margarson-trained filly looks to have been well placed today and, as she need only run up to the level of her recent second at Lingfield, she looks the one to beat in this company.
Lady Diktat 28-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, challenged over 1f out, no extra near finish, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Recalcitrant (8-2) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Squirtle (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Held up, ridden 3f out, kept on, 4th of 7, 3l behind Spring Dream (8-12) at Bath 1m 5f fll hcp (5) gf.
Katie Lawson (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Awkward start, never a factor, 12th of 15, 19l behind Apex (9-3) at Bath 1m hcap (5) gf.
Adage 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, led well over 1f out, driven out, won at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Light Sentence (9-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Snake Skin 12-1 (8-11) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on when clear, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Raydan (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Be Wise Girl 16-1 (8-12) Chased leader, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 12l behind Silver Mont (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs.
Flashing Floozie 50-1 (10-9) Led, headed 8f out, weakened quickly, 16th of 17, well behind Ronsard (11-1) at Bath 2m 1f amt hcp (6) gf.
Generous Jem 5-2fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, bumped 1f out, rider unbalanced, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Inchmahome (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 3f fll hcp (6) gf.
