in touch, ridden and weakened over 4f out
held up mid-division, ridden and effort over 3f out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, headway and effort 3f out, one pace
in touch, ridden and effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, switched left and effort 4f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, headway and effort 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong
made all, soon clear, pushed out
slowly into stride, always behind
held up mid-division, headway and effort over 3f out, no extra final furlong
towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inside 5f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, lost place 6f out, soon behind
tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
A particularly poor event filled with mainly disappointing types but Littleton Amethyst has some respectable recent form on the all-weather and is the suggestion to small stakes. Joe Naughton's filly was too keen and failed to stay two miles at Wolverhampton last time but had previously recorded a string of placed efforts in low-grade handicaps off similar marks and a reproduction may be sufficient at this level. Time Marches On has claims on his selling hurdle victory at Kelso in November but was disappointing in similar company the following month and has not been seen since so looks worth opposing with his stable under a cloud at present. Jezadil is on a longish losing sequence but has the ability to go close, if fit for her seasonal return, while Marking Time has a chance on his narrow Southwell selling win last month.
