chased leading trio on inside, went 2nd inside final 2f, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, closed on winner towards finish, always just held
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, ridden on wide outside inside final 2f, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
chased winner, ridden 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, weakened over 2f out
made all, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on gamely and always holding on
took keen hold, held up in last pair, ridden on inside well over 2f out, soon not quicken and no real progress from 2f out
Sunset Kitty won over 7f at Wolverhampton in December when she beat subsequent winner Lockantanks. She looks to have a good chance here but may just need the run. Cape Melody won a claimer at Lingfield in January and has so far proved best over 6f, while Caramelita's only win on the all-weather came at Southwell. AVONROSE put an end to a string of placed efforts when scoring at Wolverhampton a fortnight ago. She just got the better of Smalljohn on that occasion but is dropping in class today and looks capable of defying a 2lb rise in the weights in this company.
Avonrose 9-2fav (8-9) Tracked leaders, switched inside and headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on to lead narrowly towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Smalljohn (8-5) by hd, 10 ran.
Cape Melody 2-1 (9-4) Chased leading pair, ridden halfway, soon not quicken, went 2nd inside final furlong, closed gradually on winner towards finish, never able to challenge, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Mary's Pet (8-5) at Lingfield 6f fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol.
Sunset Kitty (USA) 11-4 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway well over 1f out, soon wandered under pressure, led entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec beating Lockantanks (9-5) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Caramelita 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Spinning Bailiwick (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Perfect Ch'i (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Fly jumped start, in touch, ridden and not much room 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 8, 14l behind Ivory Silk (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Bold Ring 8-1 (8-0) Raced wide throughout, chased leaders until outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 5, 7l behind Mary's Pet (8-5) at Lingfield 6f fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol.
