held up in touch, headway to press leader 5th, led narrowly 6th, headed 10th, relegated towards rear and ridden after 4 out, stayed on under pressure to lead 2 out, clear last, pushed out flat
held up in rear, headway to press leaders 9th, ridden 3 out, weakened before last
tracked leader, relegated to midfield 5th, towards rear and ridden after 9th, stayed on under pressure before 3 out, chased leader 2 out, kept on from last
midfield, hit 9th and dropped towards rear, recovered to press leader after 4 out, weakened after 3 out
towards rear, awkward 1st, not fluent 5th, headway 7th, led 10th, hit 3 out, soon weakened
led, headed narrowly 6th, blundered 8th, ridden before 10th, weakened before 3 out
Glorious Lady has yet to figure over fences but LILITH ran well for a long way over 3m at Ffos Las on her chasing bow. This shorter trip should suit and improvement is expected on her second start after wind surgery. The remainder debut over the larger obstacles including Timeless Beauty, who has undergone a wind operation and switched yards since last in action, while Doyannie placed over timber at Taunton back in March and is preferred to Poniente and Kestrel Valley.
Timeless Beauty (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Close up on outside, challenged 4th, led next, headed before 7th, led approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, lost 2nd and weakened flat, 3rd of 10, 16 1/2l behind Style It Out (11-12) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Glorious Lady (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Chased leader, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, 33 1/2l behind Larch Hill (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Lilith (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, went right 2nd, pushed along and weakened before 4 out, 5th of 6, 30 3/4l behind Legends Ryde (11-11) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Poniente 4-1 (10-12) Led, pulled 20 lengths clear before 3rd, reduced advantage 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened and headed before last, 4th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Committee Of One (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Doyannie (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) In rear, niggled along and progress before 2 out, rallied after last, made late headway up the run-in for 3rd, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Poet's Reflection (10-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Kestrel Valley 10-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, close up 7th, ridden approaching 4 out, outpaced 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out, 4th of 13, 24 3/4l behind Lady Kk (11-8) at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
