tracked leader, led 4th, clear from 3 out
tracked leaders, left 2nd from 7th, with winner and mistake 8th, beaten from 3 out
held up in touch, left 3rd and in rear from 7th, weakened from 8th, tailed off
led to 4th, tracking winner when unseated rider 7th
held up in rear, jumped slow 1st, mistake 5th, quickly pulled up
This looks a penalty kick for OVER SIXTY with It's A Discovery the horse fancied to follow her home. A word of warning might be that the yard had a red-hot favourite turned over last week when faced with a similar task, although to be fair that horse (Asturienne) faced better rivals than Over Sixty does today. This Overbury mare was very impressive on her chasing debut when making mincemeat of some talented rivals and with no ground concerns she will win this race if jumping adequately throughout. Chicago Alley has not cut the mustard in her efforts over fences to date despite being a multiple point-to-point winner, Chief Lady Olweyn is here for fifth-placed prize-money, whilst Lady Bernie has shown some ability but faces a tough task racing here off a break of 622 days. She is rated 99, the same as It's A Discovery. Donald McCain's horses are in flying form and this mare ran a decent race on her chasing debut when second to Tokpela at Uttoxeter. Nothing though should hold a candle to the exciting Over Sixty.
Over Sixty 7-1 (10-5) Held up, jumped slowly 1st, chased leading pair from 3rd, went 2nd 12th, led approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well to draw clear flat, won at Fontwell 2m 6f nov stks (3) sft in Jan beating Penn Da Benn (10-12) by 8l, 5 ran.
Chicago Alley 33-1 (11-12) Pulled hard in rear, weakened before 4 out, behind when pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Ere Alfie (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp 0-90 (5) sft in Dec, 13 ran.
Chief Lady Olwyn 200-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, weakened 5 out, 6th of 7, well behind Ernst Blofeld (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f beg chs (4) sft in Dec.
It's A Discovery (IRE) 13-2 (11-9) Chased leader until after 4th, hampered 7th, weakened after 4 out, left 2nd 3 out, no chance with winner when mistake 2 out, 2nd of 10, 21l behind Tokpela (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy in Jan.
Lady Bernie (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway to challenge 7th, led before 4 out, bumped and headed between last 2, ridden and kept on same pace from last, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Trinity Rose (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gs in May '08.
