raced wide close up in rear, tracked leader 2 out, soon led, soon clear, eased flat, comfortable
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out, tailed off
led, not fluent 8th, hit 3 out, ridden and headed after next, soon outpaced by easy winner, lost 2nd final strides
close up, mistake 6th, headway 9th, ridden 2 out, kept on to go 2nd final strides
tracked leader until ridden 3 out, outpaced next, rallied flat
SAUCYSIOUX could be another winner for the Murphy/Johnson combination as she’s won her last two, including one over course and distance, in a canter and has only gone up her 4lb since last week’s Ludlow victory. Veteran Phare Isle still produces the odd decent run and is only 2lb higher than when winning here in April. Walter Oneeightone led until the closing stages at Taunton after scoring at Bangor but Polarbrook has found life tough since winning at Stratford in the summer and it’s a long time since Blackwell Synergy showed any worthwhile form.
Saucysioux 11-10fav (12-4) Not always fluent, chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, went 2nd before next, led last, drew clear flat, stayed on, won at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) gs in Nov beating Posh Totty (10-6) by 17l, 5 ran.
Phare Isle (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Held up, brought down 4th, at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Walter Oneeightone (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Led until after 5th, with leader when left in lead 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, blundered 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, 4th and one pace run-in, 4th of 14, 3l behind Red Admirable (11-6) at Taunton 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Polarbrook (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden next, not trouble leaders, 5th of 15, 12 1/2l behind Occasionally Yours (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Blackwell Synergy (FR) 33-1 (10-5) Prominent, soon dropped behind, hit 6th, reminders before 8th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Chepstow 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
