soon led and clear to over 6f out, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on and every chance until no extra final 75 yards
mid-division, pushed along 9f out, lost place 6f out, no danger after
steadied start, held up in rear, headway on outside over 4f out, effort to challenge over 3f out to over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression when lost 3rd over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, tailed off
held up behind, pushed along 9f out, headway over 4f out, challenged over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon hard pressed, stayed on well final 75 yards
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 3f out, stayed on under pressure to go 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading pair
An interesting Apprentice Handicap to finish and one which can be won by ZEFOOHA ahead of Amir Pasha who beat the selection last time out and Dovedon Angel who comes here looking for back-to-back wins. The pick is looking to reverse the result from a previous course and distance run where she was just a neck behind Amir Pasha. She runs in first time blinkers and if finding any assistance it may be enough to avenge her defeat. Amir Pasha remains the obvious danger to the pick on the basis of that most recent run and it will be close between the two for the major honours. Dovedon Angel has good prospects of challenging after winning last time out at Lingfield. She took full advantage of her favourable weighting that day to beat some useful opposition and could play a part in the finish. However we side with Zefooha to emerge victorious.
Zefooha (FR) 11-4 (9-2) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, nk behind Amir Pasha (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Amir Pasha (UAE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on well, driven out, won at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Zefooha (9-2) by nk, 8 ran.
Carmela Maria 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 5l behind Simple Jim (9-0) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Dovedon Angel 9-1 (7-11) Awkward leaving stalls, in rear, rapid headway to lead over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun beating Relative Strength (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Young Scotton 10-1 (9-12) Held up behind leaders, ridden along over 4f out, one pace until weakened final furlong, 6th of 15, 19l behind Hue (9-11) at Redcar 2m hcp (6) gs in Mar '08.
Drop The Hammer 9-2fav (8-5) Ridden to lead, set strong pace, ridden 3f out, pressed from over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Film Festival (8-13) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jun.
Jenny Soba 6-1 (7-13) Pushed along leaving stalls, mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Harare (9-0) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jun.
Ardesia (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Soon towards rear, behind from 5f out, last of 13, 45l behind Coral Creek (9-8) at Ballinrobe 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 gs in Jul '07.
