raced wide, chased leaders 3f
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, no chance after
soon outpaced, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on final furlong
soon chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led 1f, remained prominent until no extra inside final furlong
outpaced, kept on under pressure final furlong but never dangerous
soon driven along and prominent, chased leader 1f out, ran on under strong pressure to lead near finish
led after 1f, shaken up over 1f out, ridden final furlong, caught near finish
Just the eight runners stand their ground for this seller including I'm Aimee, Bob's Flyer, Little Biscuit and Straffan, who all have claims but the vote goes to Russian Rio. Admittedly the selection has an absence to overcome but trainer Pat Haslam is quite capable of producing one fit after a lay off and a reproduction of the form shown in maidens last year should suffice in this lowly grade. Wolverhampton selling winner Bob's Flyer has more to do under a penalty today and a bigger threat may come from the David Evans-trained I'm Aimee, who takes a drop in class and holds solid claims on the pick of her best efforts. Straffan just has the edge over Little Biscuit on official BHB ratings but there should not be a great deal to chose between the pair and both have to be respected along with Milton Bradley's Feminist. Pat Haslam looks to have found a suitable opportunity for Russian Rio to open his account though and he is taken to do so.