close up in 4th, chased leading pair over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd close home
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
keen early tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
set steady pace, pushed along and quickened pace over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd close home
NonRunner
This looks tricky given a couple of these are clear at the weights but have been below par lately. They include Rock On Baileys, who has done all her winning so far over shorter trips, but LUCYMAI is at her best over today’s distance. Dean Ivory’s mare has faced tougher tasks than this since returning to action and may prove the answer in this company if the fitting of headgear has the desired effect. Emily Goldfinch comes into the equation with an apprentice’s allowance taken into account and ran well at Wolverhampton last month but Visionara and Sonnet Rose look up against it on these terms.
Lucymai 12-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Reeves (8-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Rock On Baileys 33-1 (9-1) Hampered start, soon chasing leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, beaten when hampered 1f out, last of 10, 10 1/4l behind Harry's Bar (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Sonnet Rose (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Prominent on outside, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Fighting Temeraire (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Visionara 5-2fav (8-9) Tracked leader, pushed along over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra and lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Stay Classy (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (3) pol in Dec.
Emily Goldfinch 20-1 (9-7) Quickly away, led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, last of 7, 7 1/4l behind Stay Classy (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (3) pol in Dec.