close up, headway to chase clear winner entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach winner
in rear, switched to outer and short lived effort over 3f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
made all, quickened pace and soon 3 lengths clear 2f out, driven inside final furlong, all out
held up, ridden 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
Most of these step up in class with the exception of ILLEGALLY BLONDE. Jamie Osborne's filly has won four times over shorter trips this year, including at this level at Wolverhampton, and can give weight to today's opposition if lasting home. Dual 7f winner Electra Voice ran below par last time but is preferred to recent Class 6 winner Threebagsue and also Outback Blue, who only landed a maiden at Wolverhampton 10 days ago. Phantom Flipper went close in maiden contest at Southwell recently but Winged Dancer is less exposed and may prove more of a threat.
Illegally Blonde (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, hard driven to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, never a real threat, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Kingsley Klarion (8-7) at Lingfield 6f (2) pol in Dec.
Outback Blue 9-1 (9-3) Held up in last pair, headway under pressure over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Inswing (8-7) by 2l, 11 ran.
Electra Voice 9-2 (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind, outpaced 3f out, ridden to chase leaders on inside over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Take The Helm (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Dec.
Phantom Flipper 7-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Autumn Blossom (9-0) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Threebagsue (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Tracked leader until over 3f out, chased leader again over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Nov beating Pivotal Dream (8-7) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Winged Dancer 20-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Little Avon (9-0) at Leicester 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.