led until headed 4 out and stayed prominent, ridden approaching 2 out and soon one pace
mid-division, chased leaders halfway, ridden 3 out and kept on one pace
behind, reminder after 3rd and lost touch approaching 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from 4 out and pulled up before 2 out
always towards rear, ridden from 4 out and soon beaten
mid-division, tracked leaders halfway, ridden after 3 out and soon one pace
mid-division, ridden and weakend from 6th, lost touch approaching 3 out and pulled up before next
mid-division, blundered 6th, ridden after 4 out and soon beaten
tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and driven clear approaching last, driven out
A race similar in profile to the opening division here, with two previous winners carrying penalties but again looking like the ones on which we should concentrate, and we will side with BRACKENMOSS, who is just preferred to Kings Maiden. The selection won a couple of bumpers before turning out at Ayr for her hurdling debut earlier in the month. The bottomless ground suited her there and also helped to bring her stamina into play, so despite the fact that it was a weak race she did pretty well to win over two miles. This step up in trip is the key here and with an extra half mile looking a positive we will side with her to follow up. Kings Maiden has already won over course and distance for Jimmy Moffatt and will also enjoy these conditions. Stamina is clearly her forte but she has a few more miles on the clock and might not be quite as open to as much improvement as the selection. Lemon Drizzle represents in-form trainer Howard Johnson and makes her debut here. She is bred to be effective at this trip and being related to soft ground winners she has her conditions too, so a market check is strongly advised as she does receive weight from the leading protagonists. Ferdy Murphy runs Mansonn Leda here, who was down the field behind stablemate Elzahann, who ran in the first division of this race, last time out. This is the softest ground she has run on so far and she has a bit to prove. Pelican Point comes from a yard going well and she can surely come on a fair bit for here summer debut, but preference for today is with Brackenmoss.
Brackenmoss (IRE) 8-13fav (10-7) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, led approaching last, kept on well, won at Ayr 2m mrs nov hdl (4) hvy beating Primrose Time (10-10) by 8l, 7 ran.
Kings Maiden (IRE) 17-2 (11-7) Held up behind, headway 3 out, stayed on to lead between last 2, ridden and edged left flat, held on, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl (4) sft in Nov beating Macchiato (10-13) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Bambino Rossi 100-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, weakening when hit 6th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by King Jack (11-6) at Wetherby 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gs in Apr, 9 ran.
Bring On The Bling (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden and weakened 3 out, 6th of 10, 30l behind The Castilian (11-12) at Bangor 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May '07.
Kopylova 50-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, stayed on from over 3f out, 7th of 16, 31l behind Quwetwo (11-2) at Newcastle 2m mdn nhf (6) gs in Nov.
Lemon Drizzle (IRE) Old Vic filly, half-sister to winners on the Flat and over hurdles.
Mansonn Leda (FR) 33-1 (10-5) Held up, headway 2 out, never near to challenge, 5th of 15, 14l behind Elzahann (10-10) at Catterick 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gd.
Miss Middlefield 50-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon driven and beaten, 12th of 16, well behind Stagecoach Pearl (11-1) at Catterick 2m nhf (5) gd.
One More Gypsy 22-1 (10-3) Held up, never on terms, 9th of 15, 34l behind Elzahann (10-10) at Catterick 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) gd.
Pelican Point 28-1 (10-4) Mid-division, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, gradually weakened, 7th of 18, 16l behind Present Gesture (10-9) at Perth 2m nhf (5) gd in Jun.
