behind, under pressure over 4f out, beaten and weakened over 2f out
started slowly, held up in rear, good headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, hard pressed and edged left towards finish, held on
held up, headway to chase leaders 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra and one pace final furlong
towards rear, not clear run on inside over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, not reach leader
prominent on outer, ridden to lead 2f out, headed just over 1f out, pressed winner final furlong, edged right near finish, just held
led 2f, tracked leader after, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened
slowly into stride, held up, modest headway under pressure 2f out, never threatened leaders
led after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, soon prominent on inner, ridden over 3f out, lost place and weakened over 2f out
Nonrunner
A tough fillies handicap to finish with and recent winner Blue Line gets the nomination ahead of Brastar Jelois. The selection was brave to score here twelve days ago and shouldn't be inconvenienced by today's step up in trip, although stamina must be taken on trust. Brastoir Jelois was bought out of David Pipe's yard two runs back and turned in a decent effort last time out. However he is yet to win in the UK and that trend may continue today although he looks ideal for placepot purposes. Mon Petite Amour has run some good races over course and distance but has been out of form of late so will need to bounce back, as will Missie Bailey's although first-time blinkers may do the trick. Smart Cat is unexposed and could be of interest now dropped slightly in trip, however Blue Line is in good form and gets the oh-so-tentative vote.
Brastar Jelois (FR) 9-1 (8-5) Held up, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Jeu d'Esprit (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f fll hcp (4) fbs.
Lunar River (FR) 25-1 (9-10) Mid-division, good headway 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Nicomedia (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (5) pol.
Blue Line 33-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, effort on rail over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, led final 75yds, comfortably, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Sailor King (9-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Mon Petite Amour 8-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, every chance 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Nicomedia (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f fll hcp (5) pol.
Uig 33-1 (8-10) Held up behind, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 9l behind Princess Lavinia (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Missie Baileys 12-1 (8-13) Led early, chased leaders until weakened over 2f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Adage (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Smart Cat (IRE) 13-2 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 4th of 11, 7l behind Shape Up (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Danettie 20-1 (8-9) In touch, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 7l behind Tender The Great (9-9) at Warwick 7f fll hcp (5) gf.
