tracked leaders, ridden to press winner from 2 out, stayed on one pace
close up in rear, wide and progress 7th, ridden 2 out, soon weakened
made all, not fluent 3 out, pressed next, ridden and hit last, ran on
tracked leaders, pushed along 4 out, ridden 2 out, soon weakened
tracked winner until ridden 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
Sainte Doctor came up against a well-treated rival returning from a break at Warwick and should strip fitter here. But, in a tight handicap, we’ll stick with recent course and distance winner THIRTYFOURSTITCHES who has a good strike-rate at this level and has only gone up 2lb. The going will suit The Yellow Mini but Well Educated and Tiny Tantrum had every chance when favourite last time with the latter now blinkered.
Sainte Doctor (FR) 22-1 (11-8) Towards rear, pushed along and headway 2 out, stayed on to chase easy winner flat, 2nd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Punctuation (10-11) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Well Educated (IRE) 10-3fav (11-10) Held up in touch, ridden to chase leader 3 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 14, 20 1/4l behind Garincha (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Thirtyfourstitches (IRE) 9-4 (11-8) Led, ridden and headed approaching last(normal 2 out), pressed leader, driven run in, led close home(hurdle in straight not jumped), won at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jan beating William Cody (11-1) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Tiny Tantrum (IRE) 6-5fav (11-10) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, ridden to chase winner and every chance next, one pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Midnight Mary (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
The Yellow Mini 12-1 (10-9) Led, jumped right 2nd, headed next, outpaced 8th, rallied after next weakened before last, 4th of 6, 15 1/4l behind Ten Past Midnight (10-3) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
