always in rear, ridden 4f out, never on terms
always towards rear, ridden 4f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on one pace, lost 2nd post
led, headed 8f out, tracked leader, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders
in touch, headway 5f out, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 4th over 1f out
tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden clear approaching final furlong
keen, towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd post
pulled hard, raced wide in touch, headway to press leader 10f out, led 8f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
SIMPLY ROUGE (NAP) made a promising start when runner-up behind Barters Hill on her racecourse debut at Huntingdon in November. That looks even stronger form now with the latter subsequently winning a Listed bumper and Peter Niven's mare can open her account. Towering has plenty to find with the selection on latest running and a newcomer may prove a bigger threat with Two Taffs and St Quintin worth noting though Petapenko, a half-brother to four winners, makes more appeal.
Bashure 50-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, closed 7f out, outpaced 4f out, soon struggling, tailed off, last of 9, well behind After Toniight (11-4) at Catterick 2m NH flat (6) gd in Dec.
Mighty Mustang Passing Glance gelding out of Mustang Molly.
Petrou (IRE) Mountain High gelding out of Evnelu.
Same Ole Trix (IRE) King's Theatre gelding out of Reklame's Gorl.
St Quintin Act One gelding out of Gloriana.
Towering (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway halfway, pushed along chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, dropped to 4th final furlong, 4th of 11, 11l behind Barters Hill (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m NH flat (6) gs in Nov.
Feisty Girl 20-1 (10-10) Led until 4f out, soon dropped out, last of 9, well behind Nutcracker Prince (10-4) at Bangor 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Feb.
Petapenko Archipenko gelding out of Tricoteuse.
Simply Rouge 3-1 (10-7) Took keen hold, chased leaders, 2nd over 4f out, ridden to challenge and edged left over 1f out, driven and one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Barters Hill (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m NH flat (6) gs in Nov.
Snow Prince 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 11l behind Board Of Trade (10-12) at Exeter 1m 5f 3yo NH flat (6) gs in Dec.
