chased leaders, went 2nd over 7f out, every chance 4f out, one pace final 2f
chased leaders, challenged over 3f out, led inside final 2f, driven out final furlong
held up in rear, steady headway to track leading pair 6f out, led over 3f out, headed inside final 2f, stayed on same pace final furlong
pulled hard and prominent, pushed along 8f out, soon lost touch, tailed off
soon led, headed 9f out, weakened quickly 7f out, tailed off
behind, headway to track leaders 5f out, weakened over 3f out
prominent until 7f out, soon ridden along and struggling
prominent, led 9f out till headed over 3f out, soon outpaced
soon well behind, tailed off final 6f
The market will help provide some further clues however without that information we will tentatively plump for Her Turn Now ahead of Jack Harbour and Willie Warson. The selection comes here with two runs under her belt and she has shown enough on those outings to suggest that she can run well today. Her latest outing at Ludlow was an improvement on her debut and she can put her experience to good use today. Jack Harbour should improve for his debut, when only beaten six lengths, and the form of that run looks fairly solid. He is nicely bred and will obviously improve in time and with a hurdle and then fences in front of him, but he may be capable of taking this first. Willie Warson has two runs to draw on; he needs to improve significantly though on what we have seen to date. Brennanstown looks arguably the most interesting of the newcomers, but that is hardly saying much, and so whilst relying on the market for clues, we will return to Her Turn Now as the selection.
Allonby Bay Karinga Bay gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Brennanstown (IRE) Presenting gelding, half-brother to winning chasers Arctic Times and Kappelhoff.
Diamond Daffodil (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 6f out, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 12, well behind The Big Orse (10-13) at Newbury 2m nhf (5) sft in Dec.
Don Tomasino Lord Americo gelding, brother to point winner Spellar Park.
Vintage Calvados 33-1 (10-6) Raced wide early, in rear, struggling from behind from halfway, 11th of 14, 25l behind Pre Token (11-2) at Towcester 2m nhf (6) gd in Jun.
Willie Warson (IRE) 80-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 19l behind Front Of House (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m nhf (5) gf in Mar.
Jack Harbour (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 15, 7l behind Riverside Theatre (10-7) at Kempton 2m nhf (4) gd in Feb.
Her Turn Now 20-1 (10-7) Led, ridden when headed over 2f out, faded, 4th of 16, 8l behind Flowing On (10-13) at Ludlow 2m mrs nhf (5) gd in Feb.
Whitesmith Belle Fleetwood filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
