made all, ridden over 1f out, held on towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, always held
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra
with leader, pushed along over 1f out, kept on and lost 2nd place towards finish
in rear, pushed along over 1f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
Slovak made all to score at Chelmsford in October and is 6lb higher today while Skidby Mill has the more recent form with a second over track and trip three weeks ago. Both are worthy of consideration but FREE RUNNING (NAP) is preferred. The latter found one too good when odds-on here last month but that was her first start since August and Simon Crisford has won with two of his last four runners. Colourfilly should also be sharper for a recent comeback run and returns to a shorter trip.
Slovak (IRE) 9-4 (9-2) Made all, ridden over 1f out, soon hung right, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Oct beating Nouveau Foret (8-13) by 3l, 8 ran.
Free Running (IRE) 4-6fav (9-6) Keen, tracked winner, ridden and unable to quicken entering final 2f, no impression inside final furlong, pressed for 2nd near finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Quite Smart (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Cascading Stars (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Perfect Alchemy (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Two In The Pink (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Celestial Knight (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Skidby Mill (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Led 2f, led again entering final 2f, ridden and joined approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Etaad (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Precast 9-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden keeping on same pace and no impression when slightly hampered over 1f out, 8th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Cloud Seven (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Colourfilly 10-1 (8-13) Led early, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Wavelet (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.