held up in last, pushed along over 2f out, ran on final 150 yards, not quite able to challenge
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on, led towards finish
chased leader, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed towards finish
NonRunner
CANTORA ended last year with a double including a victory over a mile on testing ground. This extra distance should be within her compass and George Boughey’s filly is preferred to the more recent winners. Of those, Rubina Rose scored at Wolverhampton last month and has more scope than Chelmsford winner Star From Afarhh while Miss Harmony makes more appeal than How Hard Can It Be of the remainder.
How Hard Can It Be 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened entering final 2f, last of 6, 22 1/4l behind Compliant (9-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Miss Harmony 7-2 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway on inner final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, lost 3rd on line, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Medrara (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Rubina Rose 4-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, held up in last pair, pushed along on inside and outpaced over 2f out, good headway on inner over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Smooth Ryder (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Cantora 8-11fav (9-7) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway between horses over 2f out, ridden went 2nd and edged right 2f out, sustained challenge inside final furlong, led and edged left final 100 yards, won at Redcar 1m (6) hvy in Nov beating Edmund Ironside (9-9) by 1l, 10 ran.
Star From Afarhh 12-1 (9-9) Close up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Boasty (9-2) by 3/4l, 8 ran.