held up in touch and keen, led 6f out, ridden and kept on under pressure from 2f out
held up in rear, effort over 4f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 6f out
held up in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, lost place halfway, never dangerous
held up, ridden and headway over 5f out, went 2nd 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong
led, headed 6f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
with leader, pushed along over 5f out, soon ridden and weakened
held up, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, headway over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
In the bumper, we will side with Arctic Moss ahead of Martovic, Panama Venture and, possibly, Zaffie Parson. Arctic Moss won a fair event at Musselburgh on her debut but then ran down the file on her only other run, admittedly in a Listed bumper. If straight after an absence, she would have to be considered and is rated a tentative choice. Martovic is out of that very smart chasing mare, Martomick, who was also trained by Kim Bailey, so it will be interesting to see how the market reacts to her presence, while Panama Venture is from a very good jumping family on her dam's side so is another to grant some respect to. Pinkerton Mill is one of those with a more flat-orientated pedigree, while Shulmin showed some promise behind Funny Times on her debut. Of the others, Carravanish is related to jumping winners, Kokopelli Manor's dam is related to some fair jumping winners and Zaffie Parson also has something to like on breeding. As ever with these races, watch the betting but, for the winner, once again we return to Arctic Moss.
