held up in last trio, headway on wide outside over 2f out, ridden and no further headway when rider dropped whip over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon recovered and went 2nd after 1f, every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd
tracked leader 1f, chased leaders, effort out wide over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, never going pace to reach winner
wore hood to post, held up in last trio, good headway between horses and hung left over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on well
raced keenly, led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen to post, slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
Boadicea Belle won over track and trip when last at this venue but is 11lb higher and finished behind Allarmista last time. The latter was third at Southwell on that occasion and can figure again but ACCELERANDO is just preferred. Stuart Williams’ filly has been racing over the minimum trip recently but was beaten less than a length over course and distance on a couple of occasions in November and another bold bid is expected. Nikki's Girl ran well here in between poor efforts elsewhere and is fitted with headgear for this.
Boadicea Belle (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, headway and switched left inside 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind True Jem (9-6) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Allarmista 40-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon edged left, kept on final furlong, lost disputed 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 2l behind True Jem (9-6) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Accelerando (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along off pace 3f out, late headway final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Nordic Glory (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Nikki's Girl (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Mid-division, outpaced and no impression from over 2f out, 11th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Leap Abroad (9-6) at Newcastle 6f (6) pol in Dec.
Thomas Equinas 9-1 (9-9) Pulled hard, chasing leader when veered badly right and hampered several rivals over 5f out, lost 2nd over 3f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Exceling (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Two Summers (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Held up behind leaders, not much room over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, went 4th close home, no impression on leaders, 4th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Al Qareem (9-5) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Dazzerling (IRE) 100-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, hung left over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 8th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Harry Three (9-7) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
