steadied start, held up, headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish
tracked leader 2f, tracked leaders, led 2f out, edged left and ran on
keen tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
rider almost unseated leaving stalls, mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, rallied final furlong
raced wide, always in rear
went left start, intouch, lost place 5f out
keen, tracked leader after 2f, joined leader over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, switched right 1f out, rallied to have every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace
We start with a lady rider's contest where after a very pleasing reappearance run we give Richard Fahey's THE LAST ALZAO the vote in preference to Hawaana while Weetfromthechaff also looks interesting. Only beaten once over this trip the pick rattled up a hat-trick towards the end of last season. A disappointing final effort of that campaign was banished when finding just the one too good from this mark on her return after over 200 days away from the track and that should bring her on nicely. Hawaana was only just held from this rating on his last start when racing on similar ground over course and distance. He obviously has real claims based on that and looks a live contender. Weetfromthechaff is the third in this field to have only been beaten by one last time but he has a bit to prove under this weight while Edas should go well if fit for a first run of the season. A tricky opener but The Last Alzao should benefit for that decent first run back.
Hawaana (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, closed to lead over 2f out, soon driven, narrowly headed final 110 yards, kept on, 2nd of 7, nk behind Visions Of Johanna (8-10) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
The Last Alzao (IRE) 13-2 (8-7) Held up in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Spirit Is Needed (9-4) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Edas 16-1 (10-8) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f am hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct beating Bed Fellow (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Simonside 13-2 (9-1) Raced wide, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 6th of 11, 33l behind Waahej (8-9) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.
Peaceful Rule (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Started slowly, always behind, 11th of 12, 31l behind My Verse (8-12) at Ripon 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Masterofceremonies 12-1 (9-9) Dwelt, behind, ridden and kept on final 2f, never nearer, 9th of 15, 12l behind Daaweitza (10-11) at Redcar 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Mississippian (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 10th of 12, 20l behind Heathyards Pride (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f Am clm stks (6) pol.
Rub of The Relic (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, driven 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 14l behind Royal Dignitary (9-7) at Carlisle 1m clm stks (6) gf.
Weetfromthechaff 28-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, driven to chase leading pair over 2f out, soon switched right, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Royal Swain (10-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.
