held up towards rear, pushed along and some headway towards outside approaching home straight, soon beaten
chased leader, led after 1f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 6f out, weakened final 2f
held up last, smooth headway on wide outside before home turn, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on well
mid-division, headway turning in, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not pace of leading duo
chased leaders, pushed along turning in, weakened final 2f
held up towards rear on inside, no headway final 2f
raced keenly towards rear, plugged on but no real impression final 2f
held up in last trio, headway out wide turning in, stayed on into 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along and weakened turning in
raced keenly in mid-division on inside, closer tracking leaders 6f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, not quite enough pace to threaten
held up towards rear and keen, never on terms, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway out wide tracking leaders before home turn, ridden and weakened final furlong
led 1f, tracked leader until pushed along 5f out, chased leaders, weakened turning in
tracked leaders out wide, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, no extra inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish
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Bonttay is probably the form pick having won a decent contest here last month but she will not find it easy to complete the hat-trick. Lady Excalibur could figure if handling the slightly easier surface while Wheres Maud Gone and Code Name Lise have the past form to figure. WHISKY EXPRESS ran green at Taunton in March so did well to get the better of the more-experienced The Kicking Queen. Her stable has won this a couple of times and she could be a nice mare in the making. Martha Willow gave weight and a beating to subsequent winner Fire Lake at Ludlow last month so can’t be ignored while Betty's Belle did nothing wrong at Warwick in September.
Backinforglory (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Mid-division, ridden into 5th 2f out, under pressure and not clear run on inner 1 1/2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Love Envoi (11-11) at Wexford 2m 4f Yielding in Mar.
Betty's Belle 7-2 (10-10) Made most, narrowly headed home turn, ridden to lead again over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Sep beating Lutinebella (10-12) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Bolintlea (IRE) 40-1 (11-9) Mid-division early, chased leaders after 4f, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 3f out, no impression over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, 15l behind Classic Getaway (12-2) at Tipperary 2m 4f hvy in May.
Bonttay (IRE) 22-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway on outside from 4f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, led close home, won at Cheltenham 2m (2) gd in Oct beating Top Dog (10-13) by 3/4l, 15 ran.
Code Name Lise (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway on outside tracking leaders before home straight, plugged on final 2f, 7th of 16, 10 1/2l behind Flirtatious Girl (11-0) at Sandown 2m lst (1) sft in Mar.
Fairy Tree (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, closed up to be prominent from 6f out, slightly bumped approaching straight, soon effort and bumped again and challenged, not match winner and one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Dicebox (11-9) at Killarney 2m 1f gd in Jul.
Finest View 33-1 (10-8) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced after 2f out, 8th of 15, 16 3/4l behind Me Too Please (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
Fire Lake (IRE) 5-2 (10-13) Held up in last, ridden and headway 3f out, pressed leaders over 2f out, led 2f out, stayed on strongly, readily, won at Taunton 2m (5) gf in Oct beating Hey Frankie (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Leading Theatre (IRE) 3-1fav (11-0) Confidently handled in rear, smooth headway tracking leaders 3f out, , led on bit over 1f out, cruised easily clear, won at Worcester 2m (5) gd in Jul beating Percy Pi (11-0) by 6 1/2l, 13 ran.
Martha Willow Evensfav (11-6) Made all, ridden final furlong, held on well, won at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in Oct beating Fire Lake (10-13) by nk, 8 ran.
Mayhem Mya 11-8fav (10-11) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led 3f out, headed just over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5 1/2l behind Luttrell Lad (11-9) at Taunton 2m (5) sft in Mar.
Prime Time Lady (11-11) Ww in rr, 6th aftr 5out, prog in 4th aftr 2out, fair 4th & no ex bef last, left 3rd at last, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Emma Blue (11-11) at Ballingarry 3m mdn gd in May.
Signal Point (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, smooth headway on outside turning for home, ridden over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 6 1/4l behind The Player Queen (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f (2) gd in Apr.
Starlyte (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) Midfield, ridden and some headway turning for home, driven to chase leader over 2f out, stayed on to lead over 1f out, wandered under pressure final furlong, ran on well close home, won at Kelso 2m (3) gd in May beating Betty Baloo (11-7) by 4 3/4l, 10 ran.
Wheres Maud Gone (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway to chase leader 2f out, outpaced briefly 1f out, kept on in 5th but never nearer closing stages, 5th of 15, 8 1/2l behind Me Too Please (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
Lady Excalibur (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway from 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led close home, won at Aintree 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct beating Last Of A Legend (10-11) by 1l, 18 ran.
Lassue Evensfav (11-7) Hdwy 5; led last; rdn out, won at Cothelstone 2m 4f mdn gd in May beating Safe Harbour (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Time For Bell (IRE) (11-6) Chsd ldrs, 6th 1/2way, prog to tr ldrs bef 4out, went 2nd bef 3out, rdn aftr 2out in 3l 2nd, no ex run in, ko, 2nd of 14, shd behind Dooyork (11-11) at Tattersalls 3m mdn gd in May.
Whisky Express 5-1 (11-0) Held up, headway into midfield end of back straight, close up when ridden entering home straight, ran on strongly under pressure to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Taunton 2m mdn (5) sft in Mar beating The Kicking Queen (11-0) by 2l, 12 ran.
