stumbled start and nearly fell, towards rear, driven 3f out, kept on and hung right final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed way through and switched left over 1f out, ridden and ran on strongly to lead final strides
led, ridden over 2f out, headed soon aft, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader on inside, ridden over 1f out, kept on
steadied start, held up rear, driven over 2f out, switched left and headway approaching 1f out, ran on strongly to take 2nd on line
held up mid-division, headway to challenge leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out when headed final strides
in touch and keen, ridden over 2f out, bumped approaching 1f out, soon weakened
trck leaders, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final f. no extra
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon dropped rear
held up in touch, drvn over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, switched right final furlong, kept on
The handicapper has dropped Jelba back to a winning mark but she hasn't sparkled as yet so is best watched tonight. French Mannequin though has been in decent form in Newmarket handicaps and although she is yet to win off this mark, she holds solid claims in a difficult heat. Lady Pahla won this race last year and any firming up of the ground would be to her advantage. She was three pounds higher on that occasion and has to be respected. Playful Spirit has the visor applied this evening for the first time. Smart at two, her form has tailed off this season but any market is worth following.