in ear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
in touch, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides
raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on same pace
raced wide tracked leaders, chased winner 7f out, pushed along 4f out, lost 2nd inside final, rallied to regain 2nd final strides
traced winner until 7f out, soon lost touch, tailed off
close up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
in rear, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
keen made all, pushed clear over 1f out, unchallenged
Whispering Gypsy, bought for £38,000 after three runs in Ireland, will probably start favourite given connections but she wears headgear on her first start for Dan Skelton and may not be straightforward. Okhotsk finished ahead of CAROLE’S TZARINA and Millie Round here four weeks ago but Amy Murphy’s mare, who has a nice pedigree, was making her debut that day and staying on strongly in the closing stages so can reverse the form.
Annie Moore (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 4 1/2l behind First Glory (10-12) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Carole's Tzarina (FR) 9-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced, rallied over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, going on close home, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind First Glory (10-12) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Millie Round (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, losing place when hampered over 2f out, rallied well inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 1 1/4l behind First Glory (10-12) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Okhotsk 33-1 (10-12) Raced out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5f out, ridden edging left and went 2nd over 1f out, disputing 2nd inside final furlong, rallied well into outright 2nd again towards finish, just held, 2nd of 12, nk behind First Glory (10-12) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Sunday Shoes (IRE) 250-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, struggling over 6f out, behind final 5f, 9th of 10, dist behind Socks Off (10-7) at Lingfield 2m mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Talk Of A Storm 150-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, lost place over 5f out, 11th of 14, 37 1/4l behind Ballybough Mary (10-12) at Hereford 2m (5) sft in Jan.
Tricomi 200-1 (10-12) Last trio, slightly hampered on rail 12f out, behind struggling and eased final 3f, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Bill Baxter (11-5) at Fakenham 2m (5) sft in Jan.
Whispering Gypsy (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress on inner and on terms 3f out, pushed along and headed under 2f out, soon no impression, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd final 50 yards, 3rd of 13, 8 3/4l behind Indigo Breeze (11-12) at Thurles 2m Yielding in Oct.
