made all, keen early, not fluent 3 out, strongly challenged next, stayed on well, driven out (no time taken)
tracked winner, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, hit last, stayed on strongly to take 2nd flat
tracked leaders, hit 2nd, mistake 4th, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 2 out
held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon chasing winner, every chance 2 out, weakened towards finish
This may boil down to a match between Raquel White and Good Faloue, with ready preference for the former. John Flint's six-year-old improved from her first run to score decisively last time, reversing form with the second placed Hucking Hero. That contest looked a reasonable one and it came under conditions identical to those faced here, so with Rhys Flint continuing to look real value for his claim further success looks on the cards. Good Faloue drops down in trip having come up against a smart mare last time. That can help bring about more improvement, but her sole victory came on soft ground and she's a few pounds to find anyway so therefore looks booked for second, largely owing to the fact the rest have little to recommend them; Mayberry hasn't reproduced her winning bumper form over timber, Little Roxy finished mid-division in a similar affair last time and must find a lot and Foxxy was abysmal when last seen and that was in 2008. This mare's race should concern just two, of whom Raquel White should prove comfortably the best.
Raquel White 13-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders and keen, led approaching 5th, stayed on well, drew clear after 2 out, won at Ludlow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd beating Hucking Hero (11-7) by 7l, 16 ran.
Foxxy 33-1 (8-11) Towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 18l behind Pondapie (8-8) at Beverley 1m 4f sll stks (5) sft in Sep '08 (flat).
Good Faloue (FR) 11-1 (10-7) Pressed winner until after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, left modest 4th last, 4th of 12, 19l behind Queen Poline (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 5f nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Little Roxy (IRE) 100-1 (10-3) Mid-division on outside, slightly hampered 3rd, driven along and struggling after 3 out, 7th of 14, 25l behind Alasi (10-10) at Lingfield 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Mayberry 9-1 (10-10) Held up, never dangerous, 7th of 17, 36l behind Dolly Penrose (10-10) at Exeter 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Spanish Cross (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Held up in rear, struggling over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 12l behind Lytham (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb (flat).
