held up in rear, pushed along and no impression 2f out
chased leaders until weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven to challenge 1f out, chased winner but no impression final 100 yards
raced wide, held up in rear, never able to challenge
always behind
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, slipped through on inner to lead just inside final furlong, ran on
behind, ridden halfway, never dangerous
close up on outer, hung left under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly away and lost 8 lengths, kept on final furlong but not recover
disputed lead, led 2f out, headed and not pace of winner just inside final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd final 100 yards
Ever Cheerful has more to do, especially under a 7lb penalty, than when landing a seven-furlong seller at Wolverhampton last time and preference is for Miss Adelaide, who gets the vote over Tayif. The last mentioned has been running consistently well in claimers over this trip of late and has to be respected back in a handicap today. The handicapper has given the eight-year-old Paddywack a chance by dropping him in a couple of pounds but David Chapman's gelding needs to improve on recent efforts to trouble the judge and of more interest may be Border Edge, who won over 1m2f here last time and cannot be ruled out over this much shorter trip having shown plenty of speed in the past. Double M and Gone'n'dunnett are others worthy of a mention but the vote goes to Miss Adelaide. The Barry Hills-trained filly has been much improved since dropped to sprint trips, latterly when landing a handicap over the minimum trip at Wolverhampton. The extra furlong should not inconvenience the daughter of Alzao, who is taken to defy a 7lb rise in the weights.