raced keenly tracking leaders, outpaced well over 3f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, never able to challenge
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon under pressure and weakened
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, edged right under pressure, stayed on well
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, broke down badly and unseated rider over 4f out
SMART VIOLETTA is not the most reliable, but she did win over a mile here before going close over a longer trip at Ayr last time. She had today's rivals Henrys Gift and Purkab behind on that occasion and Anne Duffield's filly can go in again. Whey Chief has shown little in maidens and takes a big step up in distance today, while Oldmeldrum has shown no improvement for her slide down the weights and Abernethy has lost his form since a win at Ayr.
Way Chief (FR) 20-1 (9-3) Soon outpaced, 8th of 12, 14l behind What About You (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Henrys Gift (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Set steady pace, quickened over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind She's Got The Luck (9-7) at Ayr 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Purkab 4-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 9l behind She's Got The Luck (9-7) at Ayr 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Smart Violetta (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Slowly away, keen early in rear, headway on inside when not clear run over 1f out, effort when not much room entering final furlong, soon switched right, ridden and ran on near finish, just failed, 2nd of 6, nk behind She's Got The Luck (9-7) at Ayr 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Abernethy (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Held up in rear, effort over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 7, 16l behind Carragold (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Oldmeldrum (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, outpaced 3f out, rallied approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Broctune Papa Gio (8-12) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.