held up, headway halfway, chased winner over 3f out, lost 2nd place inside final furlong, weakened
tracked winner until over 3f out
made all, clear over 3f out, unchallenged, impressive
tracked leaders, outpaced 7f out, stayed on late but no impression
in touch, headway 6f out, ridden to challenge 4f out, soon weakened
in touch, headway 6f out, ridden to challenge 4f out, soon weakened
mid-division, pulled hard, weakened halfway
in touch, ridden to challenge over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside closing stages
pulled hard and behind, never dangerous
behind and green early, headway 4f out, stayed on but never dangerous
The vote here goes to Antinomy ahead of Bamby, although there are some other interesting runners in the line-up. The Nicky Henderson-trained selection ran promisingly on his debut when fourth at Taunton. That read like a fair race and normal improvement from that should see him go close. Bamby very much caught the eye when staying on late in a fair bumper at Huntingdon last time and commands plenty of respect. From the Nigel Twiston Davies stable, Dawn Walk could be interesting, Fallout's Newbury run was a reasonable effort, and there are two or three of the others that have something to like on breeding, so watch the betting for clues. Overall, though, we will side with Antinomy.
Antinomy (IRE) 13-2 Held up, headway after 7f, ridden and effort over 3f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 10l behind Little Saltee at Taunton 2m 1f nhf (H) sft in Jan.
Bamby (IRE) 25-1 Held up, headway over 3f out, stayed on from over 2f out, not reach leaders, 6th of 13, 4l behind Sonic Sound at Huntingdon 2m nhf (H) gd in Jan.
Cloudless Dawn Cloudings mare out of winning jumper Charlotte's Emma.
Heltornic (IRE) Zaffaran mare, sister to winning bumper and hurdler Glenmoss Tara.
Luscious (IRE) 6-1 Held up, struggling final 4f, 6th of 10, 24l behind Sukey at Folkestone 2m 1f mrs nhf (H) gs in Jan.
Dawn Walk (IRE) Kahyasi filly out of Lautrea.
Fallout (IRE) 16-1 Took keen hold in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 19, 12l behind Senorita Rumbalita at Newbury 1m 4f nhf (H) gd in Dec.
Gladys Gertrude Double Trigger filly, half-sister to 1m5f winner Ben Kenobi.