edged left start, held up in rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon clear, easily
edged right start, chased leaders, closed over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
held up, took keen hold, switched left and closed over 4f out, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no impression on winner
chased leader until over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner
Cariad was in fine form at Wolverhampton last autumn but is 8lb higher on her reappearance. Mint Edition appreciated the step up in trip when scoring here a fortnight ago with previous winner The Angelus Belle well beaten but it could pay to stick with MAGICDOLLAR (NAP). Kevin Ryan’s charge was having his first outing since October when successful over track and trip last month and drops down a grade raised only 2lb.
Mint Edition 2-1fav (9-9) Slowly away and went left, soon recovered and got racing keenly briefly over 6f out, effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final 100 yards, comfortably, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Henzar (9-4) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Cariad 9-2 (9-7) Midfield, ridden 2f out, headway 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Oct beating Solitary Trees (9-8) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Magicdollar 12-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up in 4th, went to near side rail before halfway, headway when not clear run and switched left to outside over 1f, strong run to lead inside final 150 yards, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Look Back Smiling (9-9) by nk, 5 ran.
The Angelus Belle (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, soon held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 6 1/2l behind Mint Edition (9-9) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Queenmambo 28-1 (9-9) Raced wide, in rear, weakened over 2f out,, last of 8, 23 1/4l behind Noodle Mission (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.