chased leaders, niggled along 6f out, closed over 4f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader until 3f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, went 2nd and edged left inside final furlong, no impression on winner
chased leaders, challenge from 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, pushed out, readily
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Marie's Rock is by Milan out of a winning hurdler/chaser but she faces no easy task on debut. Fellow newcomer Balladame is a full sister to a jumps winner in France and her yard have a good strike-rate in bumpers while The Milan Girl won at Bangor last month on her second start. Pogo I Am boast strong placed form but AURELLO was very much in need of the experience at Bangor in January and not given a hard time. She has a cracking pedigree and is an almost certain improver.
The Milan Girl (IRE) 11-10fav (10-12) Always prominent, led over 2f out, ran on well, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) gd in Apr beating Bluberry High (10-12) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Aurello 20-1 (10-12) Held up, headway over 6f out, chased leaders opver 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 13 1/4l behind Catch The Swallows (11-5) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (5) gs in Jan.
M' Lady May 12-1 (11-5) Led 6f; lost plce 4f out, 6th of 8, 21l behind Blaster Yeats (11-6) at Bitterley 2m gd in Apr.
Pogo I Am 5-1 (11-0) Ran green, towards rear 11f out, closed on outside 3f out, edged left 2f out, 3rd and held final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 13, 4 1/4l behind Wynn House (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gd in Mar.
Balladame (FR) Ballingarry filly out of Summer.
Marie's Rock (IRE) Milan filly out of By The Hour.
She's Blorenge 14-1 (10-12) In rear, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 16 1/2l behind Conchita (10-12) at Wetherby 1m 4f fll (5) sft in Dec.