held up, ridden 2 out, soon beaten
held up, still going well when fell 4th
tracked leader, disputed lead 2 out, ridden and led halfway up flat, driven out
led, ridden and headed approaching last, gradually weakened
mid-division, smooth headway and every chance 2 out, led approaching last, soon ridden, headed and no extra flat
towards rear, hit 4 out, weakened after next
tracked leaders, hit 3 out, ridden next, soon beaten
This could be a race for BOLLIN RUTH to come back from a poor showing last time and grab a second career victory ahead of Ormus and Mohayer while Coconut Beach could be representative of some value. The pick was well beaten here over a longer trip last time out having previously been consistently completive in the six previous starts. It could be that her mark was a little high for her but now back to a rating and trip much more to her liking she can score for the first time in two years receiving weight from most of her rivals. Ormus narrowly came out on top in his last starts and the assessor has responded with granting a seven pound rise. The form from the race is also looking weak and the career high rating does look a little too much. Mohayer has been high in the weights since winning in December 2006 and every time the rating threatened to come down he put in a really nice performance that lead to the mark increasing again. His performance last time out was again good and this time his mark has not been affect to his detriment. Coconut Beach could represent some value at the bottom of the weights and comes here on good terms after running well in a seller last time but in a competitive contest Bollin Ruth has the call.
First Look (FR) 16-1 (11-4) Chased clear leader, lost place after 3rd, soon outpaced, tailed off 3 out, 8th of 9, well behind Best Prospect (11-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
Mohayer (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Held up in last pair, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Take The Breeze (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb.
Gringo 12-1 (10-9) Towards rear, ridden and chased leaders 3 out, edged left and no extra from next, 7th of 14, 8l behind European Dream (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Feb.
Marcel (FR) 33-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, lost place approaching 4 out, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Best Prospect (11-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) hvy in Feb, 9 ran.
Ormus 11-1 (11-9) Mid-division, went prominent 4th, led 3 out, ridden next, kept on, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb beating Strobe (11-2) by a nk, 14 ran.
Bollin Ruth 12-1 (10-3) Held up, ridden 7th, weakened 3 out, 14th of 18, 46l behind Issaquah (9-7) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Nov.
Coconut Beach 20-1 (11-8) Held up behind, headway after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, 3rd of 16, 22l behind Sparkling Montjeu (10-0) at Catterick 2m sll hdl (5) gd.
