in touch in 4th, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon chased leader, kept on to lead last 75 yards
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, faded final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed last 75 yards, kept on
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon lost 2nd place, no extra inside final furlong
HEKAAYAAT appears to hold all the aces in this having landed a Chepstow maiden on her reappearance with more in hand than the winning margin suggests. She wears a hood here to help her concentrate and looks to have been let in lightly on her handicap debut. Oddysey's only modest run came when tried over 1m2f here two runs ago. She got back to winning ways at Thirsk last month and should be thereabouts again. Simply Shining was only beaten a nose at Hamilton last time and looks best of the rest as Certral, Spavento and Lady Of The House all have a bit to prove at present.
Oddysey (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, switched right to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Thirsk 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gf in Jun beating Hot Rod Mamma (8-10) by nk, 7 ran.
Certral 40-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, stumbled soon after start, headway over 1f out, no impression, 13th of 19, 12l behind Christmas Light (9-2) at York 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Spavento (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 9, 9l behind Goldstorm (10-0) at Haydock 1m flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Lady Of The House (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 11l behind Winning Express (9-2) at Warwick 7f 3yo lst fll (1) gf in Jun.
Simply Shining (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, led narrowly final 100 yards, headed post, 2nd of 6, ns behind Act Your Shoe Size (10-0) at Hamilton 1m flls hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.
Hekaayaat (USA) 5-4fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on well (hand timed), won at Chepstow 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun beating International Love (8-12) by nk, 5 ran.