raced keenly, held up mid-division, out paced 4f out, ridden and kept on final 2f, never near leaders
mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on, always held
held up, struggling 7f out, tailed off and pulled up 3f out
mid-division, lost place halfway, soon behind
tracked leaders, lost place 6f out, soon weakened
mid-division, driven and outpaced 4f out, never on terms
in touch, driven and outpaced over 4f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led well over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well
led, driven and headed well over 2f out, soon lost 2nd and no impression with leading pair
raced keenly, in touch, driven and outpaced over 3f out, no impression final 2f
Mocha, Saintly Lady and Lesanda catch the eye in this tricky bumper, and with doubts about the value of the form boasted by those runners with experience, the well bred MOCHA is taken to make a winning bow. Saintly Lady took up the running fully half a mile out at Hereford on her debut and she kept on well to score. The form of that win is yet to work out, and a penalty may be enough to stop her. Lesanda showed some improvement from her debut to be a decent fourth last time, but that form too looks weak, and she looks ordinary. Mocha, out of a dam who is a half-sister to the top class Azertyuiop is by a sire whose progeny stay, and in what looks a humdrum affair, the market should be heeded to help assess her chance. In any event, she would not need to be brilliant to score, and Mocha can send the punters home with a nice price winner.
Saintly Lady (IRE) 28-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway to lead over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Hereford 2m 1f NH flat (5) sft in Dec beating Super Villan (11-4) by 2l, 15 ran.
Catleen (IRE) 7-4 (12-0) Ww, prog 4out, went 3rd 3out, ld 2out, row, won at Loughanmore 3m ire ptp in Apr beating Alabama Baby (12-0) by 5l, 11 ran.
Cherish Witches 50-1 (10-2) With leader, hung right and lost place halfway, lost touch over 6f out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Corky Dancer (11-0) at Kelso 2m NH flat (6) gd in Oct.
Mocha (FR) Mansonnien mare out of Pocahontas.
Nearly Sunday 40-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, lost place 6f out, last of 9, 21l behind Definite All Star (11-2) at Musselburgh 2m mdn NH flat (5) gs in Nov.
See The Legend Midnight Legend mare out of Amys Delight.
Cherokee Story 25-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, well beaten 4f out, 13th of 16, 48l behind The Laodicean (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f 3yo nhf (5) gd in Nov.
Lesanda 9-1 (10-4) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 14l behind Brixen (11-2) at Southwell 2m N H flat (4) std.
Portway Girl 100-1 (9-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 14, 6l behind Bold Sir Brian (10-12) at Ayr 1m 6f 3yo nhf (5) sft in Dec.
Sally's Idea 9-2 (10-11) Tracked leaders, not quicken well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 8l behind Risaala (10-7) at Towcester 1m 5f NH flat (5) gs in Nov.
