held up in touch in rear, 2nd when not fluent 3 out, soon led, clear when not fluent next, easily
tracked leaders on outside, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and well beaten 2 out, went 2nd before last, no chance with winner
tracked leaders on outside, closed 3rd, not fluent 5th or 6th, ridden after 3 out, 4th and well beaten 2 out
held up in touch, went 2nd from 2nd until led 3rd, stuck alone to inside in back straight, headed 6th, weakened and pulled up after 3 out
tracked leader until 2nd, led again 6th, headed after 3 out, no chance with winner next, 3rd and tired when not fluent last
led until 3rd, weakened after next, pulled up before 5th
ANDA DE GRISSAY scored over this trip at Fontwell before making a bold bid to defy a 7lb penalty over a slightly longer trip on heavy going at Exeter. She can get back to winning ways. Twenty Eight Guns makes her handicap debut and though she ran well on heavy going here last month she was beaten a long way at Fontwell a couple of weeks ago. It's exactly two years since Mini Muck was in superb form winning three times and she's only just started to come down the weights. She's performed with credit the last twice and can make her presence felt. Kentford Heiress was attempting to defy a massive 13lb rise for her victory at Newton Abbot when finishing first past the post on the same track but was disqualified for causing interference. To rub salt into the wound she's been handed another 6lb extra and she's never raced on ground anything like this testing. Dardanella is badly out of form and Strange Bird needs further.
Anda De Grissay (FR) 5-4fav (12-4) Held up mid-division in 5th, headway before 4 out, challenged when jumped left 3 out, ridden and jumped left 2 out, kept on and held run-in, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Minellacelebration (11-12) at Exeter 2m 6f hcp (5) hvy in Nov.
Twenty Eight Guns 11-2 (10-10) Raced widest, in touch, headway tracking leaders approaching 6th, led briefly before 2 out, chased winner, held approaching last, weakened run-in, 2nd of 8, 20l behind Katie Too (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) sft in Dec.
Mini Muck 6-1 (11-10) Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2 out, edged right and one pace in 3rd soon after, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Bonnet's Vino (11-2) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Kentford Heiress 9-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, led after 3 out, edged left last 50 yards, kept on, revised placings, placed 2nd, won at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Always Managing (11-10) by 1 3/4l, 16 ran.
Dardanella 66-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, tailed off, 15th of 17, dist behind Canadian Diamond (11-12) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Strange Bird (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Held up, reminders and struggling in rear after 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 8th, at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
