raced wide and in touch, ridden over 2f out, came left and weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, headway inside well over 1f out, ridden and led well inside final furlong, caught close home
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, soon headed and rider dropped reins, stayed on
led 9f, headed and no extra
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, held up well in rear, plenty to do 2f out, wide and headway over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, ran on to lead close home
in touch until halfway
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on from 1f out, never nearer
slowly into stride, held up in rear, plenty to do 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
A narrow vote in this handicap goes to Queen Tomyra, with Desperation, Pagan Sword, Jamaaron and Sandy's Legend all given chances against her. The selection proved herself tough by winning a Wolverhampton nursery on her final start last season. There should be better to come this year and, with the step up in trip looking likely to suit, she gets a sporting nomination. With a number of these stepping up in trip having displayed promise, it is hard to be dogmatic in trying to name the winner. In that group you can include Jamaaron, who will be fit from a fair recent Kempton run and makes his all-weather bow today, Chief Dipper, Laconicos, Pagan Sword, who was a real eyecatcher last time, Moonstruck and Cape Enterprise. Desperation probably forms the benchmark to the form and he can be competitive from his current mark in a first-time visor, and given that he has a dirt pedigree, Lunar Sky could yet go well, while Sandy's Legend has proven that he stays and, even though his form is a little hard to fully quantify, he can go well from an in-form yard. With Comeintothespace's two wins having come at Wolverhampton, we return to the selection, which is Queen Tomyra.
Desperation (IRE) 7-1 Prominent, ridden over 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Detroit City at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Mar.
Queen Tomyra (IRE) 7-1 Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-75 (E3) pol in Nov beating Tomobel by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Comeintothespace (IRE) 22-1 Chased leader, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 17, 14l behind Come On Jonny at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp gd in Mar.
Chief Dipper 8-1 Held up, effort and hard ridden over 1f out, no impression leaders final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Mystic Lad at Lingfield 1m stk pol.
Laconicos (IRE) 10-1 Pulled hard in touch, effort and not clear run on inside rail over 1f out, kept on, no room to challenge, 5th of 8, 3l behind Savoy Chapel at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp pol.
Pagan Sword 11-2 Slowly into stride, held up in rear, good headway approaching final furlong, strong run inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Heathwood at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn pol.
Sandy's Legend (USA) 5-1 Led until over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Kinrande at Lingfield 1m 2f 2yo mdn (D2) pol in Nov.
Cape Enterprise (USA) 7-2 Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance well over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Triple Two at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (D3) pol in Nov.
