tracked leaders, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden, beaten
always prominent, driven, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden, rallied over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to lead near finish
behind, lost touch halfway, soon weakened, pulled up
always behind, tailed off final 3f
mid-division on inside, outpaced 4f out, ridden, kept on final 2f, no impression
mid-division, lost place after 5f, soon ridden, lost touch, pulled up halfway
led to over 6f out, soon weakened, eased, tailed off
mid-division, headway on outside 6f out, challenged over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on until edged right, headed near finish, no extra
chased leaders, ridden, outpaced 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, no impression
raced keenly in mid-division, headway over 4f out, effort when hung badly left from over 3f out, stayed on strongly on stand side rail final furlong, took 2nd near finish, just failed
mid-division, outpaced 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off
always behind, tailed off 3f out
tracked leaders, headway to lead over 6f out, ridden, hard pressed over 2f out, headed over 1f out, plugged on same pace
in touch, lost place 6f out, soon ridden, weakened over 3f out
Quite a bit of previous bumper form on offer and the best of it is perhaps held by QUEEN OCTAVIA and she is selected ahead of Tallyho Tara and Moonberry. The selection was fifth behind Shut The Bar on her debut at Fontwell where she looked as if a more conventional track might suit. She should appreciate the step up in trip today and if she handles the softer ground then she might take some beating. Moonberry is a daughter of Overbury and shaped on her debut at Taunton as if she already needs a longer trip, Moonlight Ruby was well-fancied for her debut at Fontwell but disappointed, whilst Carbon Cliche seemed to regress from first to second outings. Aega has shown a solid level of form and bumped into a nice sort at Fakenham last time out, Bringewood Belle would be interesting if fit after almost a year off, whilst Present Your Case may do better over hurdles sooner rather than later. Tallyho Tara is stoutly-bred and may need more time, however she got rid of her jockey at an early stage on debut and she could be anything. Not the easiest of races for punters, so the market may help provide some clues, however without that information we are happy to side with Queen Octavia.
Aega 7-1 (10-5) Led, headed 10f out, chased leader after, led again 7f out, headed well over 1f out, kept on, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Katmai (10-11) at Fakenham 2m mdn NH flat (4) gd in Apr.
Bringewood Belle 100-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, headway on inner over 3f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 9l behind Moorlands Teri (10-2) at Bangor 2m 1f NH flat (5) sft in Dec.
Carbon Cliche 11-1 (10-5) Chased leaders until over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 15, 19l behind Call At Midnight (10-10) at Bangor 2m 1f N H flat (5) gd in Oct.
Flaviola (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Towards rear, some headway when not clear run on inside over 4f out, soon weakened, 10th of 16, 42l behind No Principles (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn NH flat (6) sft in May.
Hot Tottie (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, outpaced halfway, 5th of 12, 26l behind Alverstone (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f N H flat (6) gd in Oct.
Moonberry 18-1 (10-6) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 5l behind Opening Meet (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn nhf (5) sft.
Moonlight Ruby (IRE) 4-1 (10-7) Held up, chased leaders halfway, soon outpaced, 7th of 12, 49l behind Alverstone (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f N H flat (6) gd in Oct.
My Little Dolly Dolpour mare out of My Little Doxie.
Onetwobeat Beat All filly out of Angel Falling.
Present Your Case (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Prominent, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 16, 18l behind Alegralil (11-1) at Bangor 2m 1f N H flat (5) gs in May.
Queen Octavia 7-2 (10-4) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, shaken up and ran green over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 12, 6l behind Shut The Bar (11-4) at Fontwell 1m 6f NH flat (6) gf in Apr.
Some Secret Fleetwood filly out of Secret Dance.
Souchang (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Ran green, always in rear, tailed off, 11th of 12, well behind Another Kate (10-11) at Hereford 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd.
Tallyho Tara 8-1 (10-6) In rear, hampered and unseated rider over 10f out, in a race won by Another Kate (10-11) at Hereford 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd, 12 ran.
Treacle Tart 10-1 (10-5) Mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden and effort to chase winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 15, 5l behind Banjaxed Girl (10-12) at Warwick 2m N H flat (5) gd.
Welsh Jaunt 66-1 (9-12) Mid-division, headway halfway, ridden and weakened well over 3f out, 13th of 15, 40l behind Volador (11-3) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
