pulled hard, raced wide, held up, headway to track leader after 4f, ridden, weakened over 2f out, eased
led until headed 4f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
prominent, chased leading pair under pressure over 3f out, one pace, no impression final 2f
tracked leaders, led 4f out, in command over 1f out, driven out
chased leader for 4f, stayed prominent, effort 7f out, soon ridden, weakened over 4f out, tailed off
in touch, chased winner over 3f out, driven, no impression over 1f out
Winsley Hill gets the verdict in a pretty modest looking bumper, Dereks and Shoreacres could be the main rivals. Paul Keane's charge chased home an impressive Paul Nicholls runner that is entered earlier on today's card. That one will give a good pointer towards this one's chance's, but it did look a stronger race than this and she should be good enough to take first prize. The ex-Irish Dereks has shown plenty of promise in points and bumpers and should go well on his British debut. Shoreacres showed plenty of promise on his only outing last season in a hot race at Newbury and he will find this company easier. Palos Conti and Wizards Dust are open to improvement and cannot easily be ruled out, but we return to Winsley Hill for the selection.
Dereks (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Held up in touch, progress into 5th after halfway, 4th 4f out, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace straight, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Maibet (11-4) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f nhf frm in Sept.
Palos Conti (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Held up, headway on inside 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 7, 17l behind Flemish Invader (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m nhf (5) gs in Oct.
Rodrigo Gonzales (IRE) (12-0) 2nd of 16, 5l behind Sargent Malarkey (12-0) at Lingstown 3m ptp gd in Mar.
Shoreacres (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Held up, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 7th of 18, 12l behind Whiteoak (10-5) at Newbury 1m 4f 4yo nhf (5) gs in Mar.
Wizards Dust 8-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 7f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 7th of 13, 13l behind Mums Chatterbox (11-1) at Hereford 2m 1f nhf (6) gf in Oct.
Winsley Hill 14-1 (10-7) Held up, headway 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Ocean du Moulin (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 2f mdn nhf (6) gf in Oct.
Flashy Conquest 8-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, prominent, driven over 6f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 12l behind Mic Aubin (11-0) at Hereford 2m 1f nhf (6) gf in Sept.
