held up in rear and keen, stayed on strongly from 1f out
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
led, ridden 3f out, weakening when headed 2f out
in rear, switched right and good late headway over 1f out, no extra close home
mid-division, ridden over 3f, soon weakened
towards rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra close home
in touch, driven 4f out, kept on one pace
in touch and keen, ridden 3f and weakened quickly
towards rear, driven 3f out, switched left over 1f out, not clear run approaching final furlong, rallied close home
in touch and keen, driven and no impression from over 2 out
tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and just held on
held up at rear, good headway on inside 2f out, one pace close home
Lilly Of The Guild holds obvious claims here and should at least make the places, but we will take a chance on Marnie, with Cumbrian Princess also expected to go well. John Akehurst does well with his all-weather runners and Marnie, who is taking a step down in class, could add to his tally. She did in fact win over course and distance in April beating Masafi in a class F event and following some promising runs on the turf could be set for a profitable winter campaign. Lilly Of The Guild has the best recent all-weather form having finished a close up third behind Extemporise at Wolverhampton. That was her second decent effort at the track and she could prove a tough nut to crack here. Cumbrian Princess got the better of Shifty in a driving finish at Wolverhampton last time and if she shows the seam determination today could also prove troublesome. But the value bet on this occasion is Marnie, who gets our tentative vote