held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, soon no impression
pulled hard, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led over 5f
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on
raced wide, close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
close up, effort when not much room on inside over 1f out, not recover
The selection here is Rancho Cucamonga, who gets the call over Mothecombe Dream and Piddies Pride. Much as he has only once been tried over today's trip, Rancho Cucamonga has often raced as though it would suit him. Given that he also shows up well on the adjusted ratings for this claimer, he could well be the one to be on today. Bodden Bay has yet to prove he stays this far and probably needs an improved effort to score anyway, but Mothecombe Dream comes well into the argument based on his second to Ronnie's Lad over course and distance last time. Manic can also be given more than a shout if at his best, and Piddies Pride is weighted to get the better of Bodden Bay at today's weights based on six-furlong form here on January 26. Finally, first-time blinkers could yet yield some improvement from Epitomise but we reckon they would need to. It is possible, of course, that that could be the case but, for us, the one to beat is Rancho Cucamonga.
Rancho Cucamonga (IRE) 15-2 Dwelt, outpaced halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind My Gacho at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (D2) pol in Feb.
Bodden Bay 3-1fav Settled mid-field, headway to lead just inside the final furlong, ridden clear, won at Lingfield 6f 3yo sll (G4) pol in Feb beating I'm Aimee by 2l, 7 ran.
Mothecombe Dream (IRE) 11-4fav Started slowly, towards rear, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on for 2nd, not trouble winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Ronnies Lad at Lingfield 7f 3yo clm (F4) pol in Feb.
Manic 13-2 Chased leaders, ridden and close up over 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 5l behind Chantaco at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Feb.
Worth Abbey 66-1 Chased leaders to halfway, soon behind, 8th of 10, 13l behind Newsround at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (D2) gf in Sept.
Piddies Pride (IRE) 20-1 Chased leaders, not much room and lost place over 4f out, soon behind, last of 11, 18l behind Savoy Chapel at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Feb.
Epitomise 20-1 Prominent, lost place 4f out, rallied over 1f out, soon edged right, stayed on, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Savoy Chapel at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Feb.