keen, soon led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home
held up in rear, in touch, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd close home
chased leader over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, driven and rallied towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, chased leader and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, not far away, ridden over 1f out, sustained run to lead well inside final furlong
tracked leader until well over 1f out, soon weakened
MILLIE'S ROCK failed to run her race at Wolverhampton last time but may be able to bounce back at the expense of Saucy, Moon Crystal et al. Prior to her Dunstall Park disappointment Millie's Rock had run two sound races at this track in January which were her first outings since July. The drop back to a mile is a bit of a step into the unknown but it shouldn't be a problem as she has plenty of pace and it may even see her improve. Moon Crystal gained due reward for a series of decent performances when winning at Kempton; the handicapper has been sensible in only allocating a 2lb rise in the weights and she should still be competitive. Saucy appeals as a bigger danger and meets the selection on far better terms than when two and a quarter lengths back in third in January. She has an excellent course record but may be ideally suited by further at this track so we'll take Millie's Rock to come out on top.
Millie's Rock (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Keen tracking leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 46l behind Laurel Creek (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Binfield (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 15, 9l behind Rydal Mount (10-0) at Newbury 7f fll hcp (5) sft in May.
Moon Crystal 7-2 (9-0) Keen, made all, set steady pace, shaken up and quicken 2f out, ridden and found extra towards finish, won at Kempton 1m fll hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Hallingdal (9-7) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Saucy 5-2fav (9-1) Tracked winner to over 5f out, regained 2nd and chased winner well over 1f out, no impression final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Millie's Rock (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Bavarica 4-1 (8-7) Held up in last place, caught out when pace quickened approaching 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, last of 5, 2l behind Moon Crystal (9-0) at Kempton 1m fll hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Angel Voices (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakend over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Stonecrabstomorrow (9-8) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol.
