raced keenly, led and set steady pace, went left 1st, headed before 4th and dropped to 3rd, pushed along and outpaced turning in, weakened before 2 out
raced keenly, headway out wide tracking leaders 3rd, led before next, made rest, 3 lengths ahead when hit 2 out, ridden and over 1 length ahead when fluent at at the last, stayed on strongly run-in
tracked leaders on inside until lost place and dropped to rear before 4th, headway tracking leaders in 3rd before 2 out, plugged on in well held 3rd, no chance with leading duo
raced keenly tracking leaders, not fluent 2nd, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden before last where not fluent, edged right and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner
pressed leader, lost 2nd before 4th, chased leaders, outpaced and struggling 3 out, tailed off
held up last, good headway out wide tracking winner at 4th, ridden and lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened quickly
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Coquelicot was engaged in the 3.40 Hereford yesterday. Speech Bubble was impressive at Newbury and holds Swincombe Fleat on that run. Nina The Terrier was only beaten half-a-length by Haute Estime at Haydock and is 5lb better off. The third and fourth have both franked the form since but we are loathe to desert the unbeaten LOVE ENVOI, despite a further step up in grade. Always prominent, she stayed on strongly to beat a well-regarded mare at Lingfield last month and trip and ground are in her favour again here. The four-year-old La Renommee will need to take a big step forward on her UK debut to figure, despite a hefty weight-for-age allowance.
Haute Estime (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Chased leader, challenged 3 out, challenged last, stayed on strongly run-in, driven ahead towards finish, gamely, won at Haydock 2m 3f lst (1) sft in Dec beating Nina The Terrier (11-3) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Love Envoi (IRE) 11-2 (11-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2nd until after 2nd, handy 3rd, 2nd again after 5th, led 3 out, pushed clear between last two, kept up to work run-in, impressive, won at Lingfield 2m (2) hvy in Jan beating Nurse Susan (11-8) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Nina The Terrier (IRE) 11-10fav (11-3) Waited with in last pair, closer at 6th, plenty to do approaching 2 out, went 6 lengths 3rd approaching the last, ridden switched right and stayed on strongly run-in, went 2nd post, not reach winner, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Haute Estime (11-0) at Haydock 2m 3f lst (1) sft in Dec.
Speech Bubble (IRE) 6-4fav (11-1) Raced keenly in mid-division on inside, smooth headway tracking leaders before 3 out, led 3 out,, won at Newbury 2m 5f (4) gs in Jan beating Victorias Peak (11-1) by 3 3/4l, 13 ran.
Swincombe Fleat 4-1 (11-8) Led until 3 out, lost 2nd soon after next, ridden and no impression in 4th between last two, 4th of 13, 18 1/2l behind Speech Bubble (11-1) at Newbury 2m 5f (4) gs in Jan.
La Renommee (FR) 9-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, awkward 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 6, 18 3/4l behind Six Feet Apart (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f lst fll (1) gd in Jan.
Coquelicot (FR) 7-4fav (11-5) Made all, went clear before 5th, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Roseisaroseisarose (10-10) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
