held up in last pair, ridden and headway in well held 4th when went right 2 out, no chance with leading trio, went 3rd final 100 yards
held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders 10th, 2nd going well 3 out, held when lost 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd, weakened into 4th final 100 yards
led, reached for 6th, blundered and headed 3 out, weakened on long run and bumped next
raced keenly, held up in last trio, headway tracking leaders 7th, went 2nd 2 out, eased when no chance with winner towards finish
raced on inner, tracked leader, led 3 out, came readily clear 2 out
mistakes, chased leaders, hit 2nd and 4th, went left 7th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, tailed off
raced wide, chased leaders, lost place and towards rear 7th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
Pat's Oscar has been easy to back in her two starts this term but she teams up with the champion jockey in this and is likely to attract market support. Niceandeasy is back on the mark off which he finished second at Catterick a year ago but he’s now run six times in handicaps without success. QUICK PICK (NAP) and Perfect Pirate are closely matched on their run behind His Dream at Warwick last month but the former has run three times here and won twice so gets the nod. Drill Baby Drill remains unexposed and will have needed her run at Uttoxeter in November so looks best of the rest.
Niceandeasy (IRE) 5-2fav (11-12) Tracked leader, not fluent 5th, mistake next, under pressure 4 out, weakened after 2 out, 4th of 11, 23l behind Cloudy Glen (11-8) at Haydock 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Pat's Oscar (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place and pushed along in 10th from 3 out, no extra and eased before next, last of 12, dist behind Moskovite (11-7) at Limerick 2m hcp sft in Dec.
Perfect Pirate 10-1 (11-10) Led, clear to 4th, headed briefly 7th, driven after 4 out, headed when edged right before 2 out, no extra before last, 4th of 15, 11 3/4l behind His Dream (10-7) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Quick Pick (IRE) 11-2jfav (11-9) In touch, driven after 3 out, ridden after next, went 3rd and kept on under pressure from last, no impression, 3rd of 15, 9 1/2l behind His Dream (10-7) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Katy Royal 10-1 (11-9) Held up in last pair, outpaced after 3 out, modest 5th at last, ridden and stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, never nearer, 3rd of 8, 14 1/4l behind Dimple (11-7) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Drill Baby Drill 7-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st or 2nd, given reminders, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Quri (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Broadway Belle 25-1 (11-7) Mid-division on inside, reminders before 5th, lost place after 7th, behind from 3 out, mistake next, 7th of 9, dist behind Dontdelay (10-10) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.