held up, ridden 4f out, headway on wide outside from well over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway 5f out, ridden and weakened 3f out
set moderate gallop, quickened pace 6f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent, chased leader halfway, ridden 4f out, led well over 1f out, ran on
pulled hard, tracked leader until halfway, ridden 6f out, outpaced 3f out, rallied to take 3rd final furlong
held up, never trouble leaders
in rear, headway 4f out, chased winner over 1f out, ridden hung left and weakened final furlong
held up, headway halfway, ridden 4f out, one pace final 2f
Swaythe was impressive when winning on her debut, however that was 464 days ago and so we will instead plump for Fiddling Again as our selection, with Theatre Girl and Katess two others in with place claims. The selection finished like a train to grab victory from the jaws of defeat on her debut at Newbury in December. The step up in trip today will suit, and she certainly has the scope to continue improving. Theatre Girl stepped up on her debut third when successful at Wetherby last month, and she is another who looks as though she'll appreciate the step up in trip today. Stablemate Katess contested a decent contest at Cheltenham on New Year's Day and wasn't disgraced on desperate ground. She has place claims, as does Swaythe if fit enough. Stablemate Pia Jane should be watched in the market, however we will return to Nicky Henderson's Fiddling Again to make it two from two.
Swaythe (USA) 5-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, headway to track leader going well 4f out, led over 2f out, pushed clear final furlong, won at Lingfield 2m nhf (H) pol in Nov '05 beating Flyingwithoutwings (11-4) by 6l, 12 ran.
Back The Music (IRE) Bob Back mare out of Bagatelle.
Itsy Bitsy 15-2 (10-3) Raced on outside, prominent, left in lead halfway, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, well behind Classic Fiddle (10-3) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn nhf (6) sft in Mar.
Pia Jane (IRE) Beneficial mare out of Modile.
Won More Night Kayf Tara mare out of winning hurdler Wonderfall.
Fiddling Again 9-4fav (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, led close home, won at Newbury 1m 4f mrs nhf (5) sft in Dec beating Mistress To No One (10-12) by 1/2l, 18 ran.
Theatre Girl 11-10fav (10-12) In touch, challenged over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Wetherby 1m 6f mrs nhf (6) hvy in Jan beating Whiteoak (10-9) by 1l, 12 ran.
Dovedon Lane (IRE) Exit To Nowhere filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
Gobejolly Exit To Nowhere filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
Katess (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, headway and wide outside from 4f out, chased leading pair from 3f out, until no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 11l behind Quartano (11-2) at Cheltenham 1m 4f nhf lst (1) hvy in Jan.
