towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on final furlong
mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, soon ridden and challenged, led entering final furlong and just held on
mid-division, ridden over 3f out to chase leaders, one pace final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on after and just held
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride and behind, ridden over 3f out, headway to challenge 2f out, one pace final furlong
Ellovamul and Cyclonic Storm look set to go well on their seasonal debuts, but Sharp Needle has shown enough in maidens to get our vote here. Jeremy Noseda's filly put up her best performance over this trip when finishing runner up to the Michael Stoute trained McClean. She wasn't disgraced on her subsequent outing either when fourth in a competitive event at Windsor. With fitness concerns about her main rivals she can land this modest event. Ellovamul hit top form last September when beating Goldbricker in a Yarmouth claimer, a repeat of that effort could good enough here. Cyclonic Storm went off the boil at the end of last season but had earlier scored a course and distance victory off a mark of 67, so has to be respected in this company. Joint Destiny may do best of the low- weights but Sharp Needle looks on a fair mark for her handicap debut and is taken to land this prize.
