chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on
chased leaders, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, stayed on
in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and raced far side from over 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, not much room inside final furlong, nearest at finish
always behind
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 3f out
behind, headway to race centre over 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden to race far side over 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
behind, raced far side from 2f out, never dangerous
led, raced far side and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent early, soon lost place, headway when not much room over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
Mynd gained a deserved victory at Redcar last time and looks set to follow up today, Legal Set and Russian Cafe may prove to be the main rivals. Richard Whitaker's went close to winning on numerous occasions throughout the winter, and a combination of a drop in ratings and heavy ground secured him a smooth success earlier this month. Anymore rain will help his cause today and he looks set to go close off his current mark. Legal Set has had a very busy campaign on the all-weather and could never get in a blow behind Tom Tun last Saturday. He will appreciate this less taxing opposition and he could go close at a decent price. Russian Cafe showed promise in two maidens last year and has more scope for improvement than most of these, he should be involved in the finish. Dunn Deal and Flying Tackle are two others worthy of a mention, but Mynd is expected to give weight and a beating to his rivals today.
Mynd 7-1 In touch far side, led overall over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Ripon 5f app hcp hvy beating La Vie Est Belle by 2l, 19 ran.
Nemo Fugat (IRE) 9-1 Held up, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 12, 3l behind Aintnecessarilyso at Southwell 6f hcp gf.
Dunn Deal (IRE) 12-1 Towards rear far side, headway when not clear 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, 3rd of 19, 2 1/2l behind Mynd at Ripon 5f app hcp hvy.
Russian Cafe (IRE) 10-1 Slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced from halfway, 9th of 10, 12l behind Sergeant Lewis at Southwell 6f mdn stk (D3) fbs in Mar.
Tally (IRE) 14-1 Mid-division, headway from over 1f out, kept on but not reached leaders, 3rd of 15, 3l behind Seven No Trumps at Warwick 5f hcp gs in Mar.
Flying Tackle 12-1 Mid-division, headway 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 2l behind Imtalkinggibberish at W'hampton 5f hcp (F4) pol in Jan.
Mrs Spence 20-1 Held up and behind, effort and not clear run well over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 2l behind Mecca's Mate at Musselburgh 5f fll hcp gf.
Telepathic (IRE) 66-1 Held up in mid-division, effort and not much room over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Bundy at Pontefract 6f sll gs in Mar.
