tracked leaders, went 2nd between last 2, led before last, ridden and hung left flat, held on towards finish
held up, always behind
led to before 2nd, tracked leader, driven and lost place between last 2, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leader, led before 2nd, mistake next, headed before last, ridden and kept on flat, held towards finish
mid-division, driven and headway to chase leading pair between last 2, kept on same pace, no impression
mid-division, mistake 3rd, reminders and lost place after next, struggling 5th, tailed off 2 out
Nonrunner
QUIVVY BRIDGE is in good form and is taken to land this for James Lambe, while Stuff Of Dreams looks her most interesting opponent. The latter, now in the care of Ferdy Murphy, has not seen a racecourse since running in her native France some 16 months ago. She has not yet jumped a British hurdle in public, nor has she raced on good ground, so there is a bit to prove, and her trainer is likely to leave something to work on. Josephine Malines won a Cartmel maiden hurdle on good going in July and the handicapper has rated her 110, though given her recent flat form that may be an overestimation of her ability and today will tell us more. Honeygrove is an interesting debutant for trainer Donald McCain, who does well with his female runners. She is a bit long-in-the-tooth to be seeing the racecourse for the first time at eight-years-old, but she is related to some winning stock including the useful hurdler Honeygrove Banker and money for her would make her of even more interest. Give A Little should be better for this drop back in trip and has enough ability to make her presence felt, but we prefer the claims of Quivvy Bridge. This consistent mare has won three of her last six races, including over course and distance on good ground in the summer. She won't mind dropping back in distance after winning here over three miles last time and she looks the most solid option for punters.
Quivvy Bridge (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, kept on flat, driven out, won at Hexham 3m nh nov hdl (4) gf beating House Of Bourbon (10-12) by 1l, 5 ran.
Can't Remember 7-1 (10-0) Mid-division on inside when blundered and unseated rider 2nd, in a race won by Sea Cove (11-1) at Kelso 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd, 14 ran.
Give A Little (IRE) 7-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace, 4th of 12, 8l behind Shadow Dancer (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Josephine Malines 6-1 (10-7) Made all, soon clear, reduced advantage 3rd, driven flat, held on gamely, won at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd in Jul beating Come Back To Me (11-0) by nk, 9 ran.
Elusive Swallow 66-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, lost place 6th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Dunaskin (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) sft in Aug, 10 ran.
Honeygrove (IRE) Pierre mare out of Red Olifa.
Kinharvie 10-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened, 8th of 14, 18l behind Storm Brig (10-11) at Kelso 2m mdn NH flat (6) gd in Mar.
Stuff Of Dreams (10-7) 5th of 7, 17l behind Kingaroo (11-0) at Lyon-Parilly(FR) 2m 1f 3yo hdl gs in Jun '08.
