mid-division, headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
always in rear, tailed off
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
led until 4f out, weakened quickly and soon eased, tailed off
mid-division, smooth headway over 3f out, led going well inside final 2f, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed 1f out, rallied towards finish, always just held
chased leaders, weakened 3f out
behind, headway over 3f out, no impression final 2f
switched left start, held up and always in rear
held up towrds rear, headway on outer 3f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well
chased leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed just inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
towards rear, reminders over 6f out, no chance final 3f, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
in touch, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 4f out, eased when well beaten final 3f, tailed off
keen early, soon steadied into mid-division, behind final 6f, tailed off
always in rear, tailed off
UNAWATUNA finished off last years turf season with consecutive wins at Ripon and Newcastle and is given the vote to land the hat-trick at the expense of Flora's Pride and Merrion Tiger. The selection runs off a four pound higher mark since her winter break. She continued to improve throughout the season last year and looked well suited to the soft ground conditions in her final winning outing. She will once again have conditions in her favour and if fit from her winter holiday she ought to go close. Flora's Pride will have fitness in her favour having been running over hurdles during the past couple of months. She is still winless under both codes to date but she caught the eye after finishing second at Catterick last time out and is worth noting in the betting this time around. Merrion Tiger has won three times on the sand at Southwell. His form on the turf looks inferior to the majority of his rivals but he should favour the testing ground conditions and could enter the frame at decent odds. Unawatuna looked progressive last season and is taken to get back to winning ways on her seasonal debut.
Master Nimbus 9-2 (9-6) Led early, remained prominent, ridden 3f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened 1f out, 8th of 10, 21l behind Simple Jim (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Merrion Tiger (IRE) 13-8fav (9-0) Pushed along in rear, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 13, 9l behind Bivouac (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
Unawatuna 11-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, driven out, won at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct beating Outland (7-13) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Mt Desert 20-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 28l behind Bosamcliff (8-11) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.
Born To Perform 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outside, lost place 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 11th of 13, 20l behind Morocchius (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug.
Mister Pete (IRE) 7-2fav (10-2) In touch, ridden and weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 10l behind Dimashq (8-13) at Ripon 1m 4f ldy hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun.
Flora's Pride 12-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on, just held towards finish, 2nd of 12, shd behind Beat The Shower (8-8) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Mehendi (IRE) 4-1 (8-2) Dwelt in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 5, 4l behind Victory Quest (8-12) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
Sendali (FR) 9-2fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, driven to lead over final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sep beating Whitcombe Spirit (9-3) by shd, 15 ran.
Front Rank (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Towards rear, weakened over 5f out, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Aaman (9-13) at Southwell 1m 6f am hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Feb.
Waterloo Corner 28-1 (8-12) Reared start and lost all chance, 12th of 13, well behind Aaman (9-0) at Southwell 1m 6f app hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Jan.
Delorain (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Soon pushed along from wide draw and prominent, led after 2f, made rest, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed throughout final furlong, held on, won at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb beating Poppy Gregg (8-6) by hd, 13 ran.
Drop The Hammer 18-1 (8-0) In touch until dropped to rear entering final mile, well beaten after, 8th of 10, 16l behind Bollin Judith (8-3) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Bogula (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) Held up, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 27l behind Zelos Diktator (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) gs in Oct.
Solo Choice 16-1 (10-6) Took keen hold, soon held up towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 11, 9l behind Bright Sparky (10-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f Amateur Handicap (0-52) (4yo+) (6) pol in Feb.
Graysland 100-1 (8-7) Pushed along, always behind, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Blue Dynasty (9-3) at Bath 1m 2f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep '08.
