in touch, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, stayed on same pace
close up on inner, shuffled back and slightly lost place halfway, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
slowly into stride and always behind
dwelt and always behind
chased leader, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, not quicken
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, close up on outer over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear when pushed along halfway, effort on wide outside over 1f out, one pace, no impression
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, unable to quicken under pressure final furlong
It is hard to get away from Catherine Wheel here, and this one is confidently expected to land the hat-trick from Cut And Dried and Pure Folly. James Fanshawe's filly was a pillar to post winner on her handicap debut at Newbury, just doing enough to hold off the sustained challenge of Bee Minor. She was also a short margin winner of her maiden the time before and so was difficult to assess. She may be still one step ahead of the handicapper and against this weak opposition she should oblige. Cut And Dried holds his form well on both the turf and all-weather, his recent fourth behind Red Sovereign is decent form in the context of this event and a big run is expected. Sir Mark Prescott is represented by Pure Folly, who was beaten by Cut And Dried here in February but does have a nice weight pull and should be open to improvement. In conclusion it is quite a weak event and Catherine Wheel can make it three wins on the spin.