pulled hard, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, every chance from over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, ran on
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly away in touch in rear, switched to stand side and headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on
keen pressed leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Croft Ranger has a much higher handicap rating than Farang Jai Dee with a fourth at Newcastle in September his best effort to date. But it would be no surprise to see a big improvement from RAMBLOW today with a recent debut fifth at Wolverhampton under her belt and William Haggas' filly gets the nod. The newcomer Irish Optimism is a half-brother to winners and hails from last year's winning yard.
Farang Jai Dee (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Diatomic (8-13) at Carlisle 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Croft Ranger (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear and outpaced, 14th of 16, 12 3/4l behind Explosive Power (9-5) at Redcar 6f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Highway Robber 11-4fav (9-1) Slow into stride, always in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, last of 9, 12 1/2l behind Vallance Road (8-6) at Newmarket 6f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Irish Optimism (IRE) Approve gelding out of Miznapp.
Final Spring (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 30 3/4l behind Silken Skies (9-0) at Haydock 6f mdn fll stks (5) sft in Sep.
Ramblow 40-1 (8-7) Rider lost iron leaving stalls, towards rear, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Intermittent (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Mar.