bit keen at times, made all, left in clear lead 1st, mostly clear after, distracted by loose horse 3rd, not fluent 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
raced keenly in 4th, left in 3rd place at 1st, went 2nd briefly 4th, hit 4 out and pushed along, struggling and no chance after, tailed off
tracking winner when jinked right and unseated rider 1st
raced in 3rd, left in 2nd at 1st, went left and hit next, jumped slowly and lost 2nd briefly 4th, bit closer before 3 out, driven and well held home turn, no chance with winner, tailed off
The going is an unknown but ARCLIGHT won a shade cosily at Doncaster with the first two pulling well clear so it will be a surprise if she can’t defy her penalty in this, though Virtuoso and Regally Blonde were both middle-distance winners on the Flat. All About Me appears to have little chance on her two runs to date over timber.
Arclight 6-4fav (11-0) Held up towards rear in touch, headway into 4th before 3 out, pressing leader when hampered approaching last, ridden and led 1f out on run-in, ran on well, always doing enough, won at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn fll (4) gd in Dec beating Greyval (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
All About Me 28-1 (10-9) Close up, pushed along approaching final circuit, soon detached, pulled up before 2 out, at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Regally Blonde 13-2 (8-12) Soon tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, good progress to lead over 3f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed inside final 200 yards and kept on without matching winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Como Park (9-10) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp Yielding - Soft in Sep.
Virtuoso 6-1 (9-6) Soon led, headed over 5f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Haven Lady (9-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
