held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leader 1f out, bustled up to lead inside final furlong, readily
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, switched right entering final, kept on
awkward start, soon in touch, ridden to lead approaching 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
keen and held up in touch, switched wide to challenge 2f out, soon every chance, no extra inside final furlong
led under stands side rail 1f, led again 2f out, ridden and soon hung right, headed approaching 1f out, no extra
led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
The second race on the card is a nine runner fillies contest and hopefully MELLIFERA can go in ahead of Possy Fossil and Catherines Call. With only nine runners this is a competitive heat but Walter Swinburn's horse should strip much fitter today for her seasonal pipe opener. The handicapper has dropped her a couple of lbs which should also help get her home in this tough heat. Possy Fossil has a 60 day break to overcome but her form is quite solid. Most of her form is on the all weather but she has ran well on turf before and her prominent style of racing will stand to her well on this track. Catherines Call will probably start favourite for the race but the drop down to six furlongs is not sure to suit even though she seems to travel well. This is also a step up in class from a higher mark but she does look progressive. Of the rest Katy's Secret and Show Willing are sure to go well especially the latter but does have a bad draw.
Catherines Call (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Settled in rear, switched right 2f out, smooth headway approaching final furlong, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, readily, won at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo sell stks (6) pol beating A Pocketful Of Rye (8-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Mellifera 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 5th of 12, 5l behind Sir Frank Wappat (9-0) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Gundaroo 10-1 (8-12) Took keen hold early, tracked leaders, driven well over 1f out, weakened final 1f, 6th of 8, 9l behind Take Ten (8-12) at Warwick 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Caramelita 7-1 (9-0) Behind, driven on outside over 2f out, never a factor, eased when no chance final furlong, last of 10, 15l behind Murura (9-0) at Kempton 6f 3yo stks 0-70 (5) pol.
Katy's Secret 20-1 (8-5) Slowly away, mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Aetos (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Posy Fossil (USA) 11-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb beating Turf Time (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Show Willing (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed close home, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Motty's Gift (8-9) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Rosiliant (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Dream Number (9-7) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
First Term 22-1 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out, short of room 1f out, 10th of 12, 13l behind Eldalil (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo fll mdn (4) gf.
