made virtually all, clear over 1f out, stayed on well
took keen hold, held up in rear, lost touch over 5f out, tailed off
held up, headway 11f out, chased winner over 3f out, no impression over 1f out
in touch, pushed along over 5f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, struggling over 5f out, never near leaders
prominent winner after 2f, disputed from 6f out until over 4f out, weakened 2f out
held up, pushed along over 7f out, lost touch 6f out, tailed off
prominent, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, outpaced 5f out, rallied over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
A tricky puzzle to close the card with a host of newcomers looking interesting but we'll side with experience in the shape of MIST CHANCES in preference to Amroth Bay and Pure Anticipation. Daryl Jacob rides this Irish raider who took second behind the useful Divvy back in the spring. Although well held in the end that effort did suggest a race may come the way of this four-year-old filly and the form looks stronger than that of the others with experience here, so the main danger may come from Andrew Balding's unraced Amroth Bay. AP McCoy is an eye-catching booking for the horse who is a rare runner under National Hunt rules for the yard. Pure Anticipation represents the emerging Tim Vaughan yard although this one will have to have improved markedly for her debut when finishing a well-beaten fourth of eight runners. That effort was on good to firm ground and there may be some improvement brought about by todays very different conditions as the filly's breeding suggests a bit of give may not go amiss. With fitness assured the four-year-old is bound to be popular but she surely must improve to take this contest. Victor Dartnall's Robbers Bridge is definitely worth a market check, the well-bred five-year-old having solid credentials and hailing from a yard that can ready a debut winner, whilst similar comments apply to Tafika from Paul Webber's stable, although the latter may want the ground a bit faster if he is to trouble the judge. A very trappy race where the market will offer clues but we'll take Mist Chances to go one better here.
Amroth Bay Alflora gelding out of La Bella Villa.
Pacte Noir (FR) 6-1 (12-0) Prom when ur 9, in a race won by Quick Bay (11-7) at Eyton-on-severn 2m 4f ptp gd in Apr, 11 ran.
Robbers Bridge (IRE) Oscar gelding out of Rainy Way.
Tafika Kayf Tara gelding out of Shiwa.
Dollydo Zindabad filly out of Ginger Rogers.
Misstree Dancer 5-2 (11-0) Bhnd til hdwy 11; lft poor 2nd 15; led last; drvn out, won at Ston Easton 3m ptp in Mar beating Frosty Spring (11-7) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Mist Chances 16-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd and edged left final 2f, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 19l behind Divy (10-10) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Oxlea Lass 33-1 (10-6) Mid-division, weakened over 6f out, behind from over 3f out, 9th of 11, 28l behind Opening Meet (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn nhf (5) sft.
Pure Anticipation (IRE) 5-1 (10-4) Held up, headway 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, no impression on leaders after, 4th of 8, 8l behind Distant Florin (10-2) at Fakenham 2m nhf (5) gf in Oct.
Peasedown Cortina Karinga Bay filly out of Peasedown Tofana.
