took keen hold in rear, switched left over 2f out, some late headway, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f
led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide, close up, weakened 2f out
NonRunner
Plenty with claims in this including Purple Magic and Sunscape, who both won their respective maidens over a mile at Chelmsford at the end of last year. Intermittent also steps up in distance after landing a maiden race at Wolverhampton in March but Auntie Barber won over 1m2f at Brighton last month to open her account. ZEEHAN ran well when runner-up in a handicap over today’s trip at Nottingham last time when finishing ahead of a couple of previous winners. Clive Cox’ filly gets the vote with the remainder looking pretty exposed.
Intermittent 10-11fav (8-7) Pressed leader, led approaching 2f out, soon ridden clear, idled inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Mar beating Divine Joy (8-7) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Auntie Barber (IRE) 5-4fav (8-12) Close up, headway to chase leader 2f out, led over 1f out, drew clear final furlong, readily, won at Brighton 1m 2f mdn stks (6) gf in Apr beating Le Tissier (9-1) by 5l, 4 ran.
Purple Magic 11-10fav (8-7) Close up, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead post, won at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (6) pol in Nov beating With Pleasure (9-0) by hd, 7 ran.
Zeehan 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leader early, outpaced over 4f out, headway over 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Daisy Bere (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gs in Apr.
Bay of St Malo (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, dist behind Goldenfield (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Visage Blanc 10-1 (9-5) In rear, headway over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Walsingham Grange (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Natural Wonder 9-1 (9-0) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Jadaayil (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gs in Apr.
Sunscape (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Made all, ridden 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, asserted close home, won at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Lilly Vega (8-12) by 1l, 8 ran.