slowly into stride in rear, headway when short of room, well over 1f out, ridden soon one pace
slowly into slide, held up towards rear, ridden headway over 1f out, stayed on
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
steady start, keen held up in rear, headway from over 2f out, switch left over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, edged right and ran on
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, rid to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
track leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
with leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
A competitive 3yr old handicap and Sahaadi is selected to land it with the benefit of a recent Chepstow outing under her belt. An all-the-way winner of a Brighton nursery at the backend of last season, connections failed to adopt those tactics at Chepstow where she was held up in rear and also was hampered in the closing stages. Drawn one off the rail here, expect Pat Dobbs to pop out and to be on the pace. High Standing attained a very lenient handicap mark last season having been campaigned over the minimum trip on his first three outings. Today¿s rider was aboard for two wins last backend and the additional furlong should play to his strengths. Market support would be interesting but the lack of a recent outing against race-fit rivals would be a concern although there is a possibility he could remain well handicapped off 76. Connor's Choice makes his handicap debut and hails from a yard who have had their horses in outstanding form in recent months. He came up against a potentially very smart sort in Masaalek on his first outing this year in what could have been quite a decent maiden with some top yards represented. He is another likely to be forcing the issue. Market moves for Just Sort It should be noted as most of his performances last season were done on easier surfaces and breeding suggests he will be more effective on a sounder surface. The yard trained the well-supported Mega Watt to land a similar contest which the selection Sahaadi contested on her seasonal debut. As always with these 3yr old handicaps it looks competitive with some potentially well handicapped sorts in it but Sahaadi gets the nomination.
Sweet Kiss (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Dwelt, held up, always behind, 10th of 12, 10l behind Not My Choice (8-8) at Chester 6f 3yo hcp (3) gf.
Ten Pole Tudor 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, led after 2f, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Indian Diva (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (4) gs.
May Day Queen (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 18, 15l behind Clifton Dancer (8-6) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) gd.
Connor's Choice 10-1 (8-12) Led, shaken up over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Masaalek (8-12) at Lingfield 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) pol.
High Standing (USA) 4-6fav (9-8) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, pushed clear, won at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Mystickhill (8-12) by 2l, 13 ran.
Bombardier Wells 10-1 (9-0) In touch when impeded 4f out, no chance after, last of 13, 19l behind Fervent Prince (8-8) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Apr.
The Jostler 12-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 5l behind Indian Diva (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (4) gs.
Afram Blue 12-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge, 6th of 11, 5l behind Indian Diva (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (4) gs.
Just Sort It 16-1 (9-2) Dwelt, always rear division, 11th of 13, 10l behind Merchant Navy (8-10) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (5) gf in Oct.
Rowaad 20-1 (9-3) Driven 3f out, always in rear, tailed off, last of 20, well behind Moyenne Corniche (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (4) gs in Apr.
Gross Prophet 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, lost place after 3f, last of 11, 14l behind Indian Diva (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (4) gs.
Sahaadi 7-1 (9-3) Steadied start, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, headway, bumped over 1f out, kept on again, 6th of 10, 5l behind Mega Watt (9-0) at Chepstow 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd.
