awkwardly away, pulled hard, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, shaken up to chase leaders over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, not reach winner
tracked leader, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never pace to threaten leaders
mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, no impression towards finish
mid-division, hampered 6f out, ridden inside final 2f, went 4th and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, behind, ridden 2f out, never able to challenge
pulled hard, tracked leaders, edged right 6f out, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, behind when ran green well over 1f out
tracked leaders, challenged over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, edged right, ridden out towards finish, kept on well
tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
As well as giving plenty of weight to younger horses at this time of the year, Astonished is also penalised for winning at Kempton in December. ELIKAPEKA may be the one to take advantage on today’s terms having placed over track and trip on her return to action and Kevin Ryan’s filly gets the vote with improvement expected. Maid For Life has a shout on her second over 7f at Chelmsford back in October while Honey Bear and Hikayah can only improve having made more modest debut efforts. Robotique Danseur is a 120,00gns purchase as a half-sister to a winner in North America and a newcomer to note.
Astonished (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, soon chased leaders, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on well to lead final 75 yards, won at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Simple Thought (9-0) by 1l, 13 ran.
Bravantina 100-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, 8th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Willy Sewell (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Nanjoe 100-1 (8-10) Always in rear, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 8, 31 1/4l behind Ring Dancer (9-1) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Twiggy 14-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 13, 4 3/4l behind Lion Hearted (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Elikapeka (FR) 100-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Sparkle In His Eye (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Hikayah 25-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, effort over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Severnaya (8-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Honey Bear (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Started very slowly, detached throughout, 11th of 12, 22l behind Nabeyla (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
Maid For Life 12-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, headway over 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression, kept on, 2nd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Accommodate (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (4) pol in Oct.
Robotique Danseur (FR) Siyouni filly out of Dawn To Dance.
Under The Storm Toronado filly out of Under The Rainbow.
Oblate 14-1 (8-4) Dwelt, driven forward to chase leaders, bumped halfway, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 29 1/2l behind Little Rock (8-9) at Southwell 1m stks (4) pol in Feb.
