tracked leaders, ridden 4th, lost place 5th, tailed off
tracked leaders, left 2nd at 3rd until ridden and outpaced before 2 out
made all, left clear 3rd, pushed out, comfortable
keen, tracked winner, blundered and fell 3rd
in touch in rear, headway to chase clear winner approaching 2 out, outpaced last
Winning pointer Princess Mononoke has disappointed under Rules so far so this looks a good opportunity for SUNSET MARQUIS to shed her maiden tag. Alison Hamilton’s mare showed up well for a long way on her hurdles bow here in December and can only improve on that. Brian Hughes rides Rosshill Way so the daughter of Winged Love is worth a market check on her debut and Topham Bay hinted at ability at Ayr last month.
Blakolive (IRE) 125-1 (10-10) Prominent, reminders and lost place after 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Jerrysback (11-9) at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) gs in Feb.
Pineapple Crush (IRE) 28-1 (10-10) Rear, outpaced before 4 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Catamaran Du Seuil (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Princess Mononoke (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Mid-division, chased clear pair from 4th, ridden and lost place 2 out, never on terms, lost modest 4th towards finish, 5th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Elusive Theatre (11-2) at Ayr 2m mdn (5) sft in Feb.
Sunset Marquis (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, chased winner 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 15l behind Lastbutnotleast (10-10) at Hexham 2m (4) hvy in Dec.
Topham Bay (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Behind, headway into mid-division 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace from next, never near leaders, 6th of 11, 16 1/2l behind Elusive Theatre (11-2) at Ayr 2m mdn (5) sft in Feb.
Rosshill Way (IRE) Winged Love M out of Double Doc.
