led, pushed along over 2f out, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on and no extra well inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, flashed tail
Arize made all at Wolverhampton last month but failed to hang on to the lead employing the same tactics last time. Garter went close again recently having won over track and trip earlier but is upped a grade for this while Simply Me, a winner at Wolverhampton, has similar form having found one too good at Kempton in October. It’s difficult to determine if TELL A STORY is temperamental or just lacking in experience having flashed her tail when giving up the lead at Chelmsford last week and finishing a close-up third. A chance is taken it’s the latter option and David Simcock’s filly gets another chance stepping back up in distance.
Arize (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Bint Arcano (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Garter (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Fire Diamond (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
So Much Fun (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) In touch, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened towards finish, 7th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Vincenzo Coccotti (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Simply Me 5-2fav (9-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out until over 2f out, 2nd again 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Encore Moi (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Gamrah (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Led early, tracked winner, lost 2nd well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 11 1/2l behind Shah Of Armaan (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Tell A Story 2-1fav (8-13) Keen tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, driven to lead narrowly when flashed tail inside final furlong, headed and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, nk behind Beau Mistral (8-12) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.