mid-division, weakened over 3f out
led and keen, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up in rear, headway on outer 5f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, hampered on bend over 3f out, soon pulled up
held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, no impression
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up mid-division, chased leaders over 5f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on
with leader, outpaced over 2f out
held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out
tracked leaders, ran out on home bend over 3f out, unseated rider
DIAMOND MM is in receipt of all the allowances and she can see off Corky Dancer and Bridlingtonbygones. At £120 000, she was far from cheap but with a fairly illustrious pedigree, it would be unfortunate were she not good enough to be winning at this level. Corky Dancer won emphatically at Kelso on debut. Connections have clearly waited for better ground before coming back to the racecourse. Bridlingtonbygones has struggled to give away a penalty on two occasions. He was backed to win last time at Kelso so it will be interesting to see how he gets on. Flash Light has a decent jumping pedigree and could be on many shortlists if the market speaks favourably. Golden View is a winning point-to-pointer in Ireland. Kings Grey is much better than that bare form at Huntingdon may suggest. Quite a few previous winners on view but Diamond Mm has lots to like about her on the basis of all of those allowances.
Flash Flight (IRE) Busy Flight gelding out of Churchtown Colleen.
Golden View (IRE) Evens (11-7) Rcd cl 4th, tr ldrs in cl 4th 3out, rdn in 4th bef last, chall & ld late, won at Taylorstown 3m ire ptp gd in Apr '09 beating Tweedys Choice (11-7) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
La Bacouetteuse (FR) 22-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, headway 6f out, driven and one pace final 2f, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Southerness (11-1) at Catterick 2m mdn NH flat (6) gd in Feb '09.
Nipper Nial 14-1 (11-1) Whipped around at start, unseated rider, in a race won by Skipper Robin (10-6) at Perth 2m NH flat (5) gd, 8 ran.
Whiteadder Golden Snake gelding out of Solo Buck.
Kvarner Riviera (IRE) Zagreb gelding out of Black Noir.
Storm Kirk Heron Island gelding out of The Storm Bell.
Connie Beauchamp 8-1 (11-7) Jb; to when ref 3, in a race won by Scotch Warrior (12-0) at Overton 2m 4f ptp gf in Mar, 12 ran.
Cool Water Classic Cliche mare out of Houselope Brook.
Diamond Mm (IRE) Sakhee filly out of Equity Princess.
Bridlingtonbygones (IRE) 10-3fav (11-11) With leader, led narrowly after 3f, ridden and headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace and no impression final furlong, 3rd of 14, 11l behind Dr Flynn (11-4) at Kelso 2m NH flat (5) gs in Mar.
Corky Dancer 9-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, won at Kelso 2m NH flat (6) gd in Oct beating Manitoba (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Kings Grey (IRE) 9-4fav (11-11) Held up towards rear, headway 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, well behind Rocks Rule (11-4) at Newcastle 2m NH flat (6) sft in Mar.
Rival D'Estruval (FR) Khalkevi gelding out of Kermesse D'estruval.
Pasture Bay (IRE) Flemensfirth gelding out of Silver Oak.
