led, headed over 4f out, led again 3f out, soon ridden, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression
pushed along in rear, driven 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
held up in touch, headway to go 3rd 3f out, ridden and soon chased leader, every chance just inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner
slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, wide into straight over 2f out, good headway over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, soon asserted
A poor claimer and The Last Bottle is our selection ahead of Red Cauldron and One Called Alice. The selection had looked like a horse to follow when with Tom Tate but clearly things haven't gone to plan. He wasn't far away at Chester and this is a first foray into claiming company. Red Cauldron has shown little to write home about in two starts this season. The market is now watched. One Called Alice is a previous winner at this track. Her presence will be felt later in the piece as she is a slow starter. Hawa Khana ran well at Southwell in the class but hasn't beaten a horse home on the last two starts. Blue Savannah is closely related to top-class miler Rebecca Sharp. It is somewhat worrying that the claimer is a career starting point. Zeffirelli has placed twice in two starts at Southwell and is one to note closely in the market. The Last Bottle looks to have plenty of positives in a race that lacks quality.
Zeffirelli 7-1 (9-3) Led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, beaten when bumped over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 13l behind Themwerethedays (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol in Jun.
The Last Bottle (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Took keen hold in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 5l behind Highland Love (9-2) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Near The Front 16-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 8, 17l behind City of The Kings (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 3yo clm (4) gf in Jun.
Yakama (IRE) 5-2jt-fav (8-6) Slowly into stride, keen hold mid-division, ridden on inside 3f out, edging right over 1f out, every chance soon after, faded final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Lancaster Lad (8-5) at Bath 1m 3yo sll hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Red Cauldron 11-1 (9-1) Held up, raced keenly, pushed along over 4f out, struggling over 2f out, last of 7, 11l behind Amicable Terms (8-4) at Warwick 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Hawa Khana (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Pulled hard early towards rear, never dangerous, last of 9, 26l behind Willkandoo (8-8) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
One Called Alice 13-2 (9-0) Held up, ridden and weakened halfway, 8th of 9, 20l behind Rockfield Lodge (9-0) at Leicester 7f 3yo sll (6) gf in Jun.
Blue Savannah (FR) Anabaa filly out of a moderate maiden.