slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, came very wide home turn, headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 50 yards, won going away
prominent on inside, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders under pressure over 1f out, kept on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
off the pace towards rear, headway between horses and ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd final 100 yards
chased leader, ridden to lead inside furlong, headed and no extra final 50 yards
slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, ridden on inside over 1f out, never a factor
chased leaders out wide, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led and raced keenly, narrowly headed 2f out, chased leader until inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
restless in stalls and dwelt, soon recovered chasing leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden on inside over 1f out, weakened final furlong
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None of these inspire confidence though LADY FLORENCE scored over track and trip last year and has a recent outing under her belt. Malcolm Saunders’ filly gets a speculative vote ahead of Lethal Blast, who is less exposed than most and should also be sharper for last month’s comeback run. Edge Of The Bay went close at Chelmsford in October while the likes of Shecandoo, Terri Rules and Requited all drop back down in distance for this.
Shecandoo 4-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 5l behind Swiss Pride (9-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Requited (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Led until approaching final 2f, soon lost 2nd, ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out, 11th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Soyounique (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Edge Of The Bay 7-2 (9-4) Keen early, led just over 2f out, lost lead 1f out, one pace close home, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Indian Pursuit (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Bernie's Boy 6-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 6th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Amazing Amaya (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Lady Florence (IRE) 15-2 (8-10) Raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 4l behind Thegreyvtrain (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Terri Rules (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, some headway over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Miracle Garden (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Fairy Fast (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Raced wide close up, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Passional (9-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Lethal Blast 16-1 (9-1) Led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 8, 2l behind Hey Ho Let's Go (9-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Oh So Nice 11-1 (8-11) Awkwardly away, pressed leader, led halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 9, 5 1/2l behind You're Cool (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Moveonup (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, chased leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 8th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Soyounique (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.