took keen hold, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken
took keen hold, close up until ridden and weakened approaching final 2f
held up in touch, headway on outside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no impression on front pair, lost 3rd towards finish
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, driven along over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
went left start, slowly away, behind, reminders halfway, not clear run on inside and switched left from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
The seven-furlong handicap that closes out the card looks a good opportunity for BOOKIESINDEX GIRL to follow up on a victory last time out and we take her to do so with Exceed Power needing to improve and Vilnius in the grip of the handicapper. The pick put in a excellent effort to make all over this trip a Lingfield last time, a run that capped a good sequence of form. She's up four pounds from the success, which seems far, and another prominent display is expected. Exceed Power has been well held in five handicap starts so far and although she might improve for an extra two furlongs here she might be best watched this time. Vilnius has been generally reliable recently but is currently under the spell of the assessor while Charlottesometimes may not have been suited by Southwell's Fibresand on handicap debut and could go better here. A first glance this looks tight but the more we look at it the more we like Bookiesindex Girl.
Bookiesindex Girl (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Made all, ridden out final furlong, won at Lingfield 7f Handicap in Dec beating Captain Cool (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Fareham Town 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 13l behind Two Kisses (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (5) pol in Dec.
Exceed Power 8-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, kept on final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Blue Neptune (9-2) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Hathaway (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 6l behind Two Kisses (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (5) pol in Dec.
Feel The Magic (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Led for 1f, prominent until led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4l behind Miami Gator (9-5) at Lingfield 7f Handicap in Dec.
Novillero 25-1 (8-4) Held up mid-division, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Lisahane Bog (9-4) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Dolly Will Do 80-1 (9-0) With leader, lost place well over 2f out, 12th of 15, 17l behind Leitzu (9-0) at Chepstow 1m 2yo fll mdn aut (5) gd in Aug.
Vilnius 7-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 8th of 10, 6l behind Miami Gator (9-5) at Lingfield 7f Handicap in Dec.
Charlottesometimes (USA) 20-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 8l behind The Love Guru (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
