with leaders, ridden halfway, kept on towards finish, lost 2nd close home
in touch, ridden and headway to lead approaching final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, pushed out
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
always behind
chased leaders, ridden halfway, every chance 1f out, soon weakened
led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders halfway, stayed on towards finish
mid-division, ridden approaching 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, hard ridden and kept on to take 2nd close home
pushed along to chase leaders, ridden approaching 2f out, weakened inside
always towards rear
always behind
A typically open sprint handicap and the vote goes to Peyto Princess over a host of dangers including My American Beauty, Roses Of Spring, Midnight Special and Columbine. The Mark Buckley-trained Peyto Princess is on a long losing sequence but has become well handicapped as a result and showed signs of a return to form on her seasonal reappearance when third at Folkestone. My American Beauty was a consistent performer last season, winning on three occasions, and ran promisingly on her recent return but may be in the handicapper's grip at present and could struggle under top weight. Roses Of Spring is on a fair mark and has nothing to fear from My American Beauty after a close fourth at Thirsk last time. Robert Cowell's mare has to be on the short list while Midnight Special was below her best last time but has claims on her earlier victory at Thirsk while Columbine comes here in excellent heart and should give another good account in a tricky event.