soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
close up on outer, effort over 1f out, not quicken reminders inside final furlong, ran on and gaining near finish
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on, every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, wide straight, soon outpaced and weakened over 1f out
in touch, chased leaders on inner over 1f out, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, led close home
steadied start, towards rear, no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on well under pressure, headed close home
raced on outer behind, no real chance 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not reach leaders
Loose Caboose, Well Informed and Lille Ida make most appeal in this handicap and we will nominate Loose Caboose as the pick. The selection hails from a yard that have enjoyed a fruitful winter campaign and she arrives here on the back of a solid effort when she beat We Have A Dream at Great Leighs. She does have a penalty for that success but her last win came in quite a hot race and she also overcame a difficult draw to score. Well Informed won on her sole racecourse appearance at Southwell a year ago. She could be well-treated on her handicap debut but she has clearly had her problems and she tackles this trip for the first time so she may be best watched on this occasion. Shifting Star has got some fair turf and he makes his all-weather debut here. If he is fit enough to do himself justice after a break then he can go well. However, this looks a good opportunity for Loose Caboose who can score again.
Blue Eyed Miss (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance until one pace close home, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Style Award (8-5) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Nov.
Shifting Star (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 17, 9l behind Cristal Clear (8-13) at York 6f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Harbour Blues 40-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 19, 3 1/2l behind Van Bossed (8-10) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Well Informed 6-4fav (8-11) Dwelt, soon prominent, led halfway, ridden clear approaching final furlong, won at Southwell 5f 2yo mdn fll aut (6) fbs in Apr '07 beating Mujada (7-11) by 4l, 7 ran.
Pha Mai Blue 4-5fav (9-1) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden when headed 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Restless Genius (9-1) at Brighton 6f mdn aut stk (5) gs in Apr.
Lille Ida 25-1 (9-0) Went left start, always towards rear of centre group, last of 13, 18l behind Muthabara (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll Grp 3 (1) sft in Apr.
Loose Caboose (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Made all, ridden 2f out, driven entering final furlong, ran on gamely, won at Great Leighs 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Apr beating We Have A Dream (8-12) by a nk, 10 ran.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 12th of 19, 12l behind Van Bossed (8-10) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Apr.
