held up in last place, improved to join winner entering final 2f, ridden and found nil, hung right towards finish
tracked winner until ridden 2f out, soon weakened
Only a small field goes to post for this Listed contest and we will side with DANSANT to get the better of Suits Me and Rio Guru. The selection got the better of Suits Me in a Listed contest here last time. He has really thrived on the all-weather over the winter and although Suits Me is entitled to get slightly closer today, the selection should still be good enough to confirm superiority. Rio Guru is a nice filly and she chased home Suzi Spends on her last racecourse appearance back in November. Hugh Collingridge thinks a bit about his filly so it was a decent effort to finish second to her, but she does have an absence to overcome and she will have to be at her peak to get competitive. It will take a giant leap of faith to side with either Capable Guest or Meohmy, and we will stick with Dansant as the selection.
Dansant 9-4fav (9-5) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Dec beating Suits Me (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Suits Me 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, hampered soon after start, joined leader 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Dansant (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Dec.
Meohmy 33-1 (8-3) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 21l behind Shenandoah Girl (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Capable Guest (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no chance final 2f, 11th of 12, 16l behind dhtrs Nanton (8-7) & Suits Me (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Nov.
Rio Guru (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, still last entering final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd near finish and close on winner, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Suzi Spends (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (3) pol in Nov.
