chased leader until 12th, last and nudged along 4 out, responded on outside before 3 out, soon pressing winner, ridden and beaten before last, stayed on towards finish
jumped left at times, set modest pace until 15th, weakened 3 out
held up in last pair, not fluent 12th, headway after 15th, weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before next
held up in last pair, headway 11th, 2nd next, led 15th, in command before last, pushed out
FRELIA made a smooth transition to racing under Rules when winning by a distance over this sort of trip at Cheltenham. Already successful five times in points, she looks to have a bright future and should have few problems defying a small penalty here. Queen Olivia has been in good form between the flags lately so is fancied for the minor berth ahead of the lightly-raced Florella.
Frelia (IRE) 9-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, 2nd briefly 11th, challenged 15th, led 17th, clear from 3 out, continued to increase lead after, stayed on well, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f (4) gd in May beating Dabinett Moon (11-8) by dist, 6 ran.
Distracted (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Pressed leader, jumped left at times, led 4th, headed before 6th, mistake 11th, led 12th, headed next, bumped 15th, led 16th, headed next, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 3m 1f (4) gd in May.
Onceuponathyme (IRE) 28-1 (11-5) Led 1st, headed before next, chased leader, led 4 out, headed after 2 out, no extra before last, 5th of 10, 22 3/4l behind Mr Raj (12-2) at Sedgefield 2m 3f (6) gd in May.
Queen Olivia 6-4fav (11-10) (h) trckd ldr; led 15; easy, won at Garthorpe 3m gd in Apr beating Quick Oats (12-6) by 20l, 7 ran.
Florella (IRE) 5-2 (11-7) (h) held up; hdwy 3 out; no ex flat, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Kicker King (12-0) at Northaw 3m gd in May.
