tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and faded inside final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden to lead, ran on strongly
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
always towards rear
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
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Monarch Maid will be carrying 3lb over her allotted weight and her latest victory at Chelmsford came in a lower grade. THE SPECIAL ONE has never won on an artificial surface but is getting closer and was only caught on the line at Lingfield so can go one better. Light Laughter makes a quick reappearance after a moderate effort at Southwell and was behind the selection at Lingfield while Poppy In The Wind has always looked better on Tapeta. Magic Mirror completed a double here in the autumn but hasn't quite been able to cope with the slight rise into this grade from her current mark.
Light Laughter (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Outpaced in last pair, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 5, 8 1/2l behind Volatile (9-13) at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Pretty Bubbles 12-1 (9-7) Behind, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Pulsating (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Magic Mirror 7-2fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Happy Escape (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Hipz (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led briefly 3f out, carried left soon after, ridden over 1f out, outpaced by front pair inside final furlong, lost 3rd inside final 50 yards, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Made Of Honour (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
The Special One (IRE) 10-3fav (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, soon strongly challenged, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Natalie Express (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Baby Gal 6-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, driven over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never pace to trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 5l behind Made Of Honour (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Monarch Maid 7-2 (8-9) Chased leader 1f, prominent on inside, 2nd again inside final 2f, ran on under strong pressure inside final furlong, edged right and led last strides, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Fikhaar (9-2) by hd, 6 ran.
Poppy In The Wind 4-1jfav (9-4) Held up, headway when not much room 2f out, no quicken entering final furlong, soon switched right, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Duke Cosimo (9-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.