towards rear, ridden halfway, never a factor
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, ran on
prominent, ridden halfway, faded inside final furlong
raced wide, in touch, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, held up, headway halfway, effort entering final furlong, kept on
prominent, led over 1f out, ridden out
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong
outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders
towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
held up, weakened 2f out
held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor
held up, switched left over 1f out, never a factor
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
A competitive if low grade sprint handicap but at least OPTIMYSTIC does have the advantage of being relatively unexposed against her elders and looks feasibly treated, especially with the talented Rob Hornby taking a further 5lb off the filly's back. She still looked far from the finished article last time but has been given a good break and looks handicapped to go close. Malcolm Saunders has always done well with sprinters and Lucky Clover should give a good account under Cathy Gannon with conditions to suit the daughter of Lucky Story. Pull The Pin is another who usually runs his race and is expected to go well along with course winner Diamond Vine, who remains in fair form.
Spray Tan 9-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, lost place halfway, eased approaching final furlong, last of 8, 20l behind See Vermont (8-13) at Bath 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Warm Order 4-1 (9-7) Led, ridden clear over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Quality Art (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) in Feb.
Pull The Pin (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Misu Mac (8-8) at Southwell 6f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Apr.
First Rebellion 8-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 10, 6l behind Dancing Maite (8-8) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
Minty Jones 12-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to dispute 2nd final furlong, always held, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Harrogate Fair (9-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Red Invader (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Awkwardly away, held up and always behind, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Freddy With A Y (10-8) at Lingfield 7f ladies hcap (5) gd.
Lucky Clover 5-1 (8-12) Led, strongly challenged from 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind See Vermont (8-13) at Bath 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Hit The Lights (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Chased leaders when badly hampered over 4f out, towards rear after and never able to recover, 8th of 12, 12l behind Pabusar (9-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Hamis Al Bin (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Towards rear, headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Bold Max (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) in Apr.
Diamond Vine (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway on wide outside 2f out, one pace in 5th and no impression when rider dropped whip inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Glastonberry (9-2) at Windsor 6f app hcp (6) gf.
Studfarmer 10-1 (8-10) Chased winner until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 6l behind Pick A Little (9-3) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Optimystic (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders, hung right 3f out, lost place over 2f out, wide turning for home, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Toni's A Star (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) in Feb.
Brean Splash Susie 50-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 12, 9l behind Captain Scooby (8-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Nov.
River Dreamer (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, riddden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 9l behind Pick A Little (9-3) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Torridonian 14-1 (8-3) Bumped start, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged right and one pace inside final furlong, no extra final 75 yards, 5th of 11, 5l behind Special Code (8-11) at Beverley 5f 3yo sll (6) gs.
Diminutive (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, outpaced, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Pabusar (9-12) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
