jumped left at times, chased leader, led 5th, mistake 8th, soon headed, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leaders on outside, close up when hampered 3 out, weakened next
chased leaders, took keen hold, challenged from 8th, led before mistake 3 out, soon headed, jumped left and weakened last
held up in rear, bumped along after 8th, mistake 3 out, hit last, stayed on, never near to challenge
chased leaders, raced keenly, lost a few places after 6th, closed after 8th, challenged 3 out, soon led, clear flat, ran on well
led until 5th, led after 8th, headed, lost place and pulled up before 8th
mid-division, headway after 6th, one pace before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, modest 3rd last
held up in rear on inside, took keen hold, headway approaching 3 out, 2nd next, soon switched left, went left last, no impression on winner flat
towards rear on outside, not fluent 7th, well behind from 9th, tailed off
A competitive mares handicap with more than half of the field winning last time. The hat-trick seeking Henrietta Bell has gone up a further 7lb and Skewiff had only three rivals at Fontwell last month but Misty Bloom beat a bigger field at Warwick, though may have preferred a quicker surface. Inessa and MIDNIGHT GLORY won races at Fakenham and Exeter respectively on the same day in May. The former is on the up but the latter won over track and trip in November last year and there is likely to be a strong pace in this so her stamina could come into play. Aweeminit won at Bangor in August but couldn’t cope with an 11lb rise at Uttoxeter and is a pound higher here.
Henrietta Bell (IRE) 9-4 (11-11) Chased leaders, mistake 4 out, soon switched left and lost ground, switched right before 3 out, closed before 2 out, challenged last, stayed on, won at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Jul beating Glanvilles Guest (11-0) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Inessa (FR) 4-7fav (11-12) Tracked leader, ridden 2 out, every chance last, driven to lead towards finish, won at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating Tsundoku (11-0) by 1l, 5 ran.
Midnight Glory 7-2 (11-2) Tracked leader, driven into non existent gap approaching and after 3 out, switched left approaching next, led after last, all out, just held on, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in May beating Max Forte (10-13) by shd, 8 ran.
Skewiff 6-5fav (11-10) Held up, jumped left at times, closed when hit 6th, not fluent 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, challenged last, hung right flat, led towards finish, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Prettylittlething (10-4) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Organdi (FR) 3-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, challenged before 4 out, ridden after 3 out, lost 2nd from next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Minella Mojo (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Ratoute Yutty 11-1 (11-1) In rear, well beaten 4 out, 10th of 13, dist behind Luckofthedraw (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Misty Bloom (IRE) 13-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 5th, challenged 2 out, led last, driven out, won at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gf in Sep beating Working Class (11-5) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Aweeminit (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner next, held flat, kept on, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Minella Mojo (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Mrsgrey (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon hanging left, not fluent and held from 2 out, still hanging badly left flat, kept on, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Burn Baby Byrne (11-11) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
