held up mid-division, smooth headway on outer over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra when lost 3rd towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly away, reminders in rear, soon in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear and detached, effort over 2f out, no impression
tracked leaders, challenged over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, switched right entering final furlong, driven to lead well inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
always behind, tailed off over 4f out
An unappealing claimer in which Novestar is taken to see off Ogre and Hurstpierpoint. The colt is probably handicapped to the hilt these days so it was no surprise to see connections taking this route. He acts on the surface albeit at a moderate pace. Ogre didn't demonstrate a lot on turf in her earlier career. If she can translate her improvement on the artifical surfaces, she could be a big player. Hurstpierpoint is respected from the Richard Fahey stable. A 14-race maiden, he has posted four near misses. Silver Spruce is tried in first time headgear. Red Rouge is quickly dropped to the basement level having been well turned over in maidens. Marlena ran a stinker on seasonal reappearance and put simply, has to do much better. Sabre Light shaped with some abililty for Gary Moore last season. Paul Midgley hopes that the application of cheekpieces can work the oracle. There won't be too many claims in the boxes for this lot but Novestar has the best form of those to take their chances.
Ogre (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, headway when not clear run 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Reclamation (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) pol.
Sun In Splendour (USA) 100-1 (9-3) Led until headed over 2f out, weakened quickly well over 1f out, last of 10, 29l behind Khateeb (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn (4) pol.
Silver Spruce 5-2 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 34l behind dhtrs Home (9-0) & An Scaribh (8-7) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo clm (5) fbs.
Red Rouge 20-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 6, 15l behind Woolfall Treasure (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Northwest 200-1 (9-0) Always behind, 7th of 8, well behind Captain Webb (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo lst stk (1) gf.
Marlena (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Hampered start, always rear, 10th of 11, 21l behind Our Sunnie (8-5) at Redcar 6f app clm (6) sft.
Sabre Light 33-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 9, well behind Silver Waters (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Hurstpierpoint (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, ran on final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Casino Night (9-4) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp (6) gd.
Eighty Twenty 40-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, 28l behind Fantastic Lass (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Novestar (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 26l behind Topazes (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Apr.