led to 3rd, with leader, led again 7th, ridden and edged left flat, caught post
prominent, led and hit 3rd, headed 7th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
keen early, held up in touch, ridden and not much room when hit 2 out, stayed on same pace
held up, headway 7th, every chance 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
held up, ridden after 6th, no response, behind from next, pulled up before 3 out
always prominent, ridden along approaching 3 out, stayed on flat to lead post
held up, ridden and struggling 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off when fell 2 out
Emmasflora receives the nod ahead of Air Guitar and More Trouble. Charlie Pogson's charge does not win often but she handles the surface well and on the formbook evidence, the step up in trip should not inconvenience. Air Guitar can be forgiven his latest run as the ground would have been plenty soft enough. It will be interesting to see how the market responds on debut for John Ryan. More Trouble has kept much better company than this in the past. A second in a Worcester bumper on fast ground reads well in the context of the race. This Way That Way has yet to trouble the judge but is a far from forlorn hope. Leac An Scail floundered in the mud on his latest start and is surely capable of more. Meadow Hawk has had plenty of chances. Emmasflora has more in her favour than most and should be up to securing the spoils.
Emmasflora 16-1 (11-7) Led, headed 4th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 18, 4 1/2l behind Another Burden (10-4) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.
Air Guitar (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Held up, headway approaching 3rd, behind from 5th, 14th of 20, well behind Kickahead (11-0) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Dec.
More Trouble (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Keen tracking leaders, led 3rd, badly left and headed after 8th, soon behind, 11th of 16, 49l behind Barbers Shop (11-0) at Ascot 2m 6f nh mdn hdl (3) gd in Dec.
This Way That Way 16-1 (11-8) Held up, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 16, 18l behind Go Harvey Go (10-13) at Towcester 2m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.
Leac An Scail (IRE) 66-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place after 3 out, no real danger after, 5th of 16, 18l behind French Saulaie (11-11) at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Meadow Hawk (USA) 18-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, ridden approaching 5th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Tora Petcha (11-2) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Dec, 16 ran.
Woolstone Boy (USA) 25-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, hung left approaching 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Irish Guard (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) hvy in May, 8 ran.
