held up mid-division, lost place and behind over 4f out, kept on and no impression approaching 1f out
always behind, effort 4f out, soon tailed off, virtually pulled up
chased winner, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on no impression final 2f
made all, ridden and challenged over 1f out, ran on well
chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
chased leaders early, held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, soon tailed off
held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
behind, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 2f, no impression
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Just 10 runners line up here but it is a very tricky contest, with Mambina just having the edge over Mrs Pankhurst and Tytheknot. Mick Channon's charge cut no ice on the all-weather after a promising debut run at Newmarket in November, but back on the turf at Warwick last time she put in a much better display finishing fourth behind Bill Bennet in a competitive handicap. Today's opposition if anything looks slightly weaker and so he looks to have very strong claims. Tytheknot is improving with each run and was only beaten three lengths by John Dunlop's Baffle at Haydock last time . This is his first venture into handicaps and he looks on a fair mark. Mrs Pankhurst will strip a lot fitter after finishing a close up fifth behind Mutafanen at Doncaster last month and will be difficult to keep out of the frame. Also worth a mention is the improving Woody Valentine, but Mambina looks well treated and gets our vote.
