held up in rear, headway into mid-division over 3f out, driven along 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders
held up in rear, effort over 1f out, hung left and no impression final furlong
pressed leader until well over 1f out, weakened soon after
pressed leader, every chance over 1f out, chased winner final furlong and closing at finish, always just held
held up in rear, headway 7f out, weakened quickly 2f out
led to over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders
took keen hold, ridden 5f out, always behind
took keen hold, tracking leaders, stumbled after 3f, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish
took keen hold, chased leaders, driven 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leaders, effort on inside to lead over 1f out, driven final furlong and kept on well
AOHNA is no good thing but she takes in an easier race than last time and off such a light weight is taken to score ahead of newcomer Riverboat Gambler and Badster. The selection is well-thought-of by the Alan King team but as of yet she is yet to score in three starts. She will have to go hurdling after this fourth bumper run but connections will be hoping to get a win under her belt before she takes on an obstacle. Peachey Moment was well-held last time out at Doncaster behind Lightening Rod having raced prominently and needs to improve on that run; Badster has been given a break since he was well-held over a shorter trip at Huntingdon, whilst Stradocaster ran out at Musselburgh on his debut and will need to be much more professional this afternoon. Rock Of Dubai ran in a better race last time out but despite its Grade Two moniker, the form doesn¿t look as strong as one might first assume. Newcomer Riverboat Gambler, quite a well-related son of Barathea, is certainly one to watch out for in the betting, but it is Aohna who can finally get off the mark.
Riverboat Gambler (IRE) Barathea gelding out of Bold Lillian.
Sir Mark (IRE) 22-1 (11-5) Held up, pulled hard, headway over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 15, 34l behind Double Dash (11-5) at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) sft in Jan.
Tiny Dynamo 100-1 (10-9) In touch, ridden 5f out, soon weakened, last of 13, well behind Megabill (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn nhf (5) gs in Nov.
Yes Minister (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, no extra under pressure approaching straight, 9th of 14, 28l behind Scouting Party (11-4) at Sligo 2m nhf hvy in May.
Chaser's War (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off, 10th of 14, well behind Tara Taylor (11-2) at Folkestone 2m 1f mrs nhf (6) gs in Jan.
Dawn Till Dusk (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, held up, pushed along over 4f out, soon struggling, tailed off, 10th of 11, 40l behind Zarrafakt (10-13) at Folkestone 2m 1f nhf (6) sft in Nov.
Badster (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Behind, lost place 4 out, 11th of 14, 42l behind Whistlejacquet (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f nhf (5) gs in Nov.
Coup d'Oeil Observatory colt out of Cugina.
Peachey Moment (USA) 9-2 (10-7) Chased leaders, led 5f out, headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, 7th of 15, 25l behind Lightening Rod (10-0) at Doncaster 2m nhf (5) gs in Feb.
Suzis Gift 40-1 (10-7) Always behind, tailed off over 5f out, last of 20, well behind Par Avion (10-5) at Doncaster 1m 5f 4yo nhf (5) sft in Jan.
Aohna (FR) 10-1 (10-4) Mid-division, headway over 7f out, pressing leader 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 13l behind Peveril Pandora (10-9) at Ludlow 2m mrs nhf (4) gs in Feb.
Rock of Dubai (IRE) 66-1 (10-11) Always behind, tailed off, last of 15, well behind Red Harbour (11-4) at Ascot 2m nhf Grd 2 (1) gs in Dec.
Stradocaster 50-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 8f out, ran out and unseated rider in race won by Asturienne (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m mrs nhf (5) gd in Dec, 12 ran.
