mid-division, good headway 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong
slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, every chance 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
mid-division, driven along 3f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway on outside from 3f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, led final strides
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, driven and rallied inside final furlong, went 2nd final stride, just held
took keen hold, soon tracking leader, led over 3f out, driven and ran on final furlong, headed last strides
led, until over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
soon niggled along in touch, driven 3f out, one pace and no impression final 2f
raced wide, held up in rear, driven along 3f out, beaten when hung left inside final 2f
slowly away, in rear, driven 4f out, hampered over 3f out, no impression
Nonrunner
Pairumani Princess showed improved form when landing her maiden here in October but Ed Dunlop's filly does not appear to be particularly well treated for her debut in a handicap and preference is for Nicomedia, with Spritza rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has shown improved form for being stepped up in trip this season and Richard Hannon's filly has solid claims off just a 4lb higher mark than when running out the ready winner of a Wolverhampton handicap last time. Iolanthe is open to improvement after just four career starts but trainer Brian Meehan has made a slow start to the current campaign so she is hard to recommend. In comparison, Ralph Beckett has his string in flying form so Tibouchina has to be considered having ran promisingly on her return at Kempton recently. Michael Bell's Spritza should improve for today's longer trip and has to be of interest on her reappearance and handicap debut but preference is for the proven handicap form of Nicomedia.
Lunar River (FR) 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no headway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 13l behind Princess Lavinia (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Tibouchina (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, no impression from well over 1f out, 6th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Charmatic (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Mon Petite Amour 9-1 (9-0) Never better than mid-division, 7th of 12, 10l behind Princess Lavinia (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Nicomedia (IRE) 9-4fav (8-10) Held up, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) pol in Apr beating Susanna's Prospect (9-3) by 2l, 7 ran.
Iolanthe 25-1 (9-0) Led after 1f, headed inside final 2f, weakened and eased final furlong, 8th of 13, 13l behind Highland Legacy (8-11) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Spritza (IRE) 9-4 (8-5) Led, ridden and joined 2f out, headed and one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Jaady (8-10) at Lingfield 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol in Mar.
Pairumani Princess (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead close home, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Oct beating Heights of Golan (9-3) by a hd, 10 ran.
Windbeneathmywings (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 15, 5l behind Skye But N Ben (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Apr.
