tracked leaders, shaken up approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened flat
held up mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, not much room and hampered approaching 2 out, led last, soon in command, ran on well
in rear, jumped left and mistake 3rd, headway 5th, weakened 3 out
held up in touch, wandered and slightly outpaced after 3 out, hung right flat, finished well
tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place 3rd, not fluent next, last when mistake 5th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, hung left approaching 3 out, always behind
tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 4th until wandered before 3 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place after 6th, weakened before 3 out
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, not much room 1st, headway when hit 2 out, no further progress
held up, mistake 2nd, headway approaching 3 out, never threatened leaders
tracked leaders until 4th, remained prominent, strong challenge from 3 out to last, not quicken flat
held up in rear, headway 3 out, kept on steadily without troubling leaders
mid-division, took keen hold, mistake 6th, soon dropped out
Sainte Kadette is taken to make the most of this drop in grade and give weight and a beating to the field but there are some interesting fillies in opposition. Atomic Winner and Sharp Dresser have already shown winning form so are obvious dangers. The former won a fair race at Huntingdon where her proficient jumping was arguably a key component of her success whilst the latter readily accounted for a pretty average field at Taunton. Both won well but need to improve to trouble the selection. Nicky Henderson has a fine record at this track over the years and market support for his ex-German Flat runner Fairlyand who came within a whisker of winning at Listed level would look significant. The selection began her British career with a comfortable success at Cheltenham before coming up short in races won by Franchoek and Working Title. She caught the eye running on well in the Fred Winter and Sainte Kadette will be fancied to make the most of this drop in grade.
Sainte Kadette (FR) 100-1 (10-10) Held up, headway approaching 2 out, weakened before hit last, 10th of 22, 30l behind Crack Away Jack (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m lst hcp hdl (1) gs in Mar.
Atomic Winner (IRE) 9-2 (10-6) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, soon chasing leaders, every chance last, hard ridden and ran on to lead close home, won at Huntingdon 2m mrs mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar beating Peaceful Means (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Fair Caterina 33-1 (10-13) Held up, headway halfway, ridden 4f out, one pace final 2f, 7th of 16, 13l behind Flowing On (10-13) at Ludlow 2m mrs nhf (5) gd in Feb.
Fairyland (GER) (9-2) 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Laeya Star (8-12) at Cologne 1m lst fll stk (1) gs in Oct (Flat).
Florindalus (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) Never a factor, 6th of 7, well behind Dansimar (10-12) at Chepstow 2m mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Mar.
Lady Malousa 14-1 (10-12) Keen early, tracked leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened before 3 out, behind and pulled up at the last in race won by Tambourine Ridge (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Mar, 6 ran.
Miss Ladybird (USA) 50-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 23l behind Comeintothespace (8-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar '07 (Flat).
Mistress To No One 10-1 (10-9) Mid-division, chased leaders approaching 4 out, ridden after next, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 17l behind Overbranch (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Feb.
Silivri 200-1 (10-5) Always towards rear, 11th of 17, well behind Ellerslie George (10-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Nov '06.
Twice Charmed 28-1 (10-12) Mid-division, some headway after 2 out, weakening and mistake approaching last, 7th of 13, 20l behind Topflight Wildbird (11-5) at Folkestone 2m 1f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Bijou Love (IRE) 15-2 (10-7) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 13, 34l behind Ravello Bay (10-9) at Fakenham 2m mrs nhf (4) gd in Feb.
Line Artic (FR) 20-1 (9-12) Led 3f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 17l behind Lake Legend (10-5) at Kempton 2m mdn nhf (4) gs in Mar.
Moulin de La Croix 9-2 (10-3) Prominent, went 2nd after 3f until 6f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, 6th of 15, 36l behind Have You Seen Me (11-4) at Stratford 2m mdn nhf (4) gs in Mar.
Pret A Porter (UAE) 12-1 (10-5) Held up, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, last of 3, well behind Doubly Guest (10-7) at Stratford 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Red 50-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, hit 5th, weakened after 6th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Ping Pong Sivola (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f mrs mdn hdl (4) hvy in Mar, 13 ran.
Sharp Dresser (USA) 7-4fav (10-1) Chased leaders, shaken up to lead approaching 2 out, clear last, comfortably, won at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gs beating Jocheski (10-8) by 7l, 12 ran.
