led, pushed along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
chased leader, ridden to challenge and led inside final furlong, ran on well
held up in touch, pushed along over 1f out, went third 1f out, kept on
pulled hard early, chased leader, pushed along 2f out, dropped to last and weakened final furlong
Cephalus was completing a hat-trick when scoring over track and trip a fortnight ago but SPARKA was beaten less than a length on that occasion, having run into trouble at a crucial point in the race, and Richard Fahey’s filly can turn the tables in this. Truely Aclaimed was narrowly beaten when last at this venue though hasn’t raced since October while Bungle Bay also returns from a lay-off and is upped in trip for his handicap debut.
Truely Aclaimed 22-1 (8-8) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, 11th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Oh Herberts Reign (8-10) at York 1m (2) gs in Oct.
Cephalus Evensfav (9-2) Held up in close 4th, headway far side of group over 2f out, led inside final 2f, ran on well, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Sparka (8-8) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Bungle Bay (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 4, 6 1/2l behind Rosie's Return (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f mdn stks (6) gd in Aug.
Sparka (IRE) 7-1 (8-8) Held up last, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Cephalus (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.