held up behind leaders, carried wide over 2f out to race standside, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, effort and hung right when weakening over 1f out
towards rear, ridden along halfway, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up, ridden along and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong
jumped right at start, always rear division
in touch, brought wide to race stands side over 2f out, driven and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, driven when headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, effort halfway, no impression
ASK JENNY hasn't proved easy to win with but Shane Kelly could be the right man to get a good tune out of her and she's taken to prevail from Maison Dieu and Conjecture. The selection has been running consistently but hasn't won in over a year now and has no secrets from the handicapper. She has, however, given the impression that she could score again if all the cards fall right and her jockey is well suited to this type of horse. Conjecture's chances are improved by his pilot's claim, Maison Dieu has been running well enough to think that he can be involved whilst the ex-Irish Desert Ben could be a different proposition now that he has got a run under his belt. A claiming win may have sufficiently boosted Blue Noodles' confidence to enable him to hold his own back in the handicap ranks but of more interest is Royal Acclamation who has slipped to a good mark and is partnered by the only jockey to have won on him; the fitting of a visor could halt his downward spiral. Typically competitive fare but Ask Jenny is unlikely to be far away at the finish.
Red Cape (FR) 11-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong and one pace close home, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Stellite (8-8) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Conjecture 6-1 (9-1) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 3l behind Dualagi (8-7) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Desert Ben (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Held up, ridden and some late headway from over 1f out, never near leaders, 8th of 11, 9l behind Splash The Cash (8-5) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Maison Dieu 11-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chased leaders inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 4 1/2l behind Misplaced Fortune (8-10) at Carlisle 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Mintoe 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 12, 5l behind Cool Art (9-7) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Blue Noodles 5-2fav (8-11) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Newcastle 6f 3yo clm (6) sft in May beating Nchike (8-11) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Royal Acclamation (IRE) 40-1 (7-13) Mid-division, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 9th of 14, 16l behind Guest Connections (8-8) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
Nawaaff 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 12l behind Dressed To Dance (8-10) at Bath 6f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Listen Carefully (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Always towards rear, eased over 1f out, last of 15, 37l behind Marinebird (8-7) at Navan 6f hcp 0-65 gd in Apr.
Only A Splash 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders stand side, led halfway, until ridden 2f out, no extra, 5th of 17, 8l behind Jaconet (8-9) at Ripon 6f app sell stks (6) gf in Jun '08.
Ask Jenny (IRE) 9-2fav (8-1) Behind until driven and kept on from over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 15, 6l behind Luminous Gold (9-1) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in May.
