held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f
led for 1f, tracked leaders after, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, switched left and headway 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong to lead close home
held up in rear, headway and effort over 2f out, soon weakened
led after 1f, ridden and hung left over 2f out, headed close home, no extra
in touch, brief effort over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
pulled hard, tracked leader, weakened quickly over 4f out
The in form Gargoyle Girl is taken to follow up her recent hard fought Musselburgh success, at the main expense of Own Line and Rotuma. Jim Goldie's mare was scoring a deserved success when getting home by a head at Musselburgh last time, and while a six pound penalty here means she is not especially well treated, this looks a fairly weak affair and she appears to be the safest option. She had earlier finished nearly five lengths ahead of Rotuma when second at Musselburgh and should confirm that form. Own Line put up an improved performance when winning at Catterick last time, but also has a six pound penalty and would probably prefer a sharper track. Spitfire Bob made much of the running when second at Newcastle last time and would have claims on that form, while Bradley My Boy also comes into the reckoning on his third in a claimer at Beverley last time. But Gargoyle Girl is the most consistent horse in the field and as such she looks the safest bet here.