raced near side rail, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway in centre and hung and left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
held up, never involved
cased leaders, went 2nd going well over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on strongly
held up, headway near side rail and hung left from over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
chased leaders far side of group, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened soon after
raced keenly, led, ridden over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, held on for 2nd
Paddy's Day got back to winning ways on the Polytrack at Lingfield last month but has no experience on going this soft. Betweenthesticks had probably had enough for the season when disappointing here in October but has something to find on earlier form at Catterick with Castan. FIX YOU (NAP) won on soft ground on her debut at Thirsk last year and didn’t do a lot wrong on her return to action at Kempton. She remains unexposed and, with fitness guaranteed, can get her head back in front today.
Betweenthesticks 3-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 5 1/4l behind California Gem (9-7) at Nottingham 5f (4) sft in Oct.
Thankuappreciate 13-8fav (9-11) Mid-division, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside last, stayed on, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Belsito (9-4) at Redcar 5f stks (5) gs in Sep.
Paddy's Day (IRE) 5-2 (9-9) Pressed leader, carried wide bend 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Erosion Risk (9-6) by 3/4l, 4 ran.
Absolutelyflawless 9-2 (9-8) Awkward start and slowly away, in rear, outpaced and beaten 2f out, last of 6, 16 3/4l behind Miss Attitude (9-0) at Newbury 5f (4) gf in Aug.
Fix You 9-4 (9-7) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden to lead inside final 2f, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Grenham Bay (9-5) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Apr.
Desperate Hero 1-2fav (9-7) Made all, pushed along and pressed over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Chepstow 6f stks (5) gf in Jul beating Saucisson (9-7) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Castan 3-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Michaela's Boy (9-7) at Newcastle 5f (4) pol in Oct.
Open Market (IRE) 13-8fav (9-4) Awkwardly away, raced wide keen in touch, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Cuban Grey (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (3) pol in Mar.