in touch, slightly hampered 5th, outpaced next, well beaten before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
in touch towards rear, pushed along after 3rd, bumped before next, soon last, hampered 5th, plugged on from 3 out, went 3rd flat, no impression
tracked leader until mistake 5th, soon pulled up
led, ridden and headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, closed form 4th, challenged going well 3 out, led next, shaken up flat, soon clear, eased close home
held up in rear, fell 5th
tracked leaders, went 2nd from 5th until after next, one pace from 3 out, mistake last
Favorite Girl made all and never looked like being caught at Doncaster last month. But Mike Appleby's mare will have to defy an 8lb higher mark to follow up and could find FAERIE REEL too strong. McCoy was on board when she won at Southwell in December and Kim Bailey's five-year-old gave weight and a beating to subsequent winner Debdebdeb at Newcastle last month. Doyly Carte appears to have lost the plot and One Lucky Lady has also been out of sorts, as has Stephanie Frances. Fairy Alisha and Bollin Judith have a mountain to climb on these terms.
Doyly Carte 5-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, blundered and unseated rider 7 out, in a race won by Seventh Sky (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd in Feb, 5 ran.
One Lucky Lady 20-1 (9-11) Held up in touch, pushed along and lost place after 7th, soon struggling, tailed off, 7th of 8, 40l behind Baradari (10-4) at Ascot 2m 3f Ltd hcp hdl (1) sft in Jan.
Faerie Reel (FR) 11-4 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and pressed from last, kept on run-in, won at Newcastle 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Feb beating Debdebdeb (10-12) by 1l, 8 ran.
Favorite Girl (GER) 9-4fav (11-9) Made all, ridden before last, kept on strongly, won at Doncaster 2m mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Feb beating Scotsbrook Legend (11-3) by 3l, 7 ran.
Stephanie Frances (IRE) 13-2 (10-1) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 18l behind Ruacana (10-10) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl (2) sft in Jan.
Fairy Alisha 40-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden and jumped right 3 out, weakened before next, 8th of 11, 25l behind Jaunty Inflight (10-9) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
Bollin Judith 16-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, hit 6th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened 3 out, 6th of 7, 19l behind Pass The Time (11-12) at Ludlow 2m mrs hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Dec.