tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon no extra
dwelt, always behind
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger with winner
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, led approaching 1f out, driven right out
led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, hampered 1f out, soon no extra
held up, never on terms
Nonrunner
A trappy little contest with a number of these having a penchant for cut in the ground, one of them being Medici Pearl, who might be good enough to outpoint Lady Rangali. Tim Easterby's runner is up 5lb for a good to soft Catterick win over this trip earlier in the month and does like to get her toe in. The nagging doubt over her is her inconsistency, but the form has worked out well with the fourth coming out to win since and she is only 2lb worse off with Orpen Fire for that success and she will hopefully be good enough to maintain those placings. Lady Rangali loves to get her toe in and was not far away over a mile in a decent Doncaster handicap last time. She may not yet have stopped improving and is a serious threat here. Goodbye handles soft ground and the drop back in trip should be no problem, but his current mark is a shade too high for this judge. Celtic Lynn represents a yard going well and has been given a mark of 75 for a Doncaster maiden win but is open to a fair bit more improvement now stepped up in trip, while the ground needs to dry out for Gap Princess. Another interesting contest and Medici Pearl is given the nod.
Goodbye 7-1 (9-9) Took keen hold, always prominent, challenged over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Wasan (9-2) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Passion Fruit 50-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 7l behind Kasumi (8-12) at Pontefract 1m lst fll stk (1) gd.
Lady Rangali (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Redford (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp (2) gs.
Medici Pearl 7-1 (9-13) Held up, headway on inner over 1f out, switched right approaching final furlong, ran on to lead close home, won at Catterick 7f fll hcp (5) gs beating Orpen Fire (9-11) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Orpen Fire (IRE) 11-4fav (9-11) Led, ridden over 2f out, driven when headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Medici Pearl (9-13) at Catterick 7f fll hcp (5) gs.
Celtic Lynn (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, led 2f out, soon under pressure, driven out, won at Doncaster 6f mdn aut stk (5) gs in May beating Marchingontogether (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Destinys Dream (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 16, 6l behind La Columbina (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Gap Princess (IRE) 9-4fav (9-9) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Overwing (9-8) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) gf.
