in touch, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
went right start, always in rear
keen to post, tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, readily
went right start, soon switched to outer, alway in rear
mid-division, headway under strong pressure over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
outpaced
in rear, ridden halfway, never near leaders
bumped start, led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
in rear, ridden after 2f, never a factor
tracked leading pair, ridden and flashed tail 2f out, chased winner 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
bumped start, mid-division, weakened halfway
This race is hard to get a grip on but there's every indication that NORTON GIRL is the most talented horse lining up and she therefore gets our vote, despite concerns about the surface. John Quinn's filly's debut second reads particularly well as the horses that surrounded her are all now rated in the seventies and, if she proves up to that standard, the opposition here shouldn't really be capable of beating her. Neytiri is the highest rated of them with an official BHA mark of 58 but her half-brother Space Pirate ran poorly on his sole try here so she has something to prove, as in fairness do most of these. Misty Morn has at least shown she has what it takes to win but six furlongs may be beyond her which it won't be for Arabella Fenella, who is bred for much further than this and may need more time.
Local Diktator 66-1 (9-3) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened 1f out, 8th of 10, 11l behind Tahaamah (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Sep.
Misty Morn 8-1 (9-2) Led, hung left and headed on bend over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 1l behind Even Stevens (8-11) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Shostakovich (IRE) 16-1 (8-1) Dwelt and hampered start, behind until some late modest headway, 7th of 12, 11l behind Picabo (8-12) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 2yo (5) gf in Oct.
Arabella Fenella 11-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 8, 16l behind Reposer (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Be A Good Lady 80-1 (8-7) Dwelt, held up towards rear and keen, not much room over 1f out and inside final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 5l behind Black Annis Bower (9-3) at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Bigalo's Vera B 100-1 (8-9) Held up in mid-division, driven halfway, never on terms, 7th of 11, 16l behind Blanche Dubawi (9-0) at Redcar 6f 2yo fll mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Buon Compleanno (IRE) 100-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, towards rear, effort over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 13, 15l behind Lord Of The Storm (9-0) at Catterick 7f 2yo sll (6) gs in Jul.
Callipygos 100-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 9th of 10, 12l behind Instance (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Dark Times (IRE) 33-1 (7-7) Went left start, chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 20, 22l behind Lady Del Sol (8-0) at Redcar 7f 2yo clm (6) gd in Oct.
Memimajic 100-1 (8-4) In rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 13, 12l behind Bonita Star (8-10) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Sep.
Norton Girl 11-4 (8-9) Mid-division, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 4l behind Magnini (9-3) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn aut (6) gs in Oct.
Tourmaline (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 8, 28l behind Never Never Land (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Neytiri 11-4fav (8-6) Took keen hold, led 1f, settled 3rd, every chance on inside 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 15, 9l behind Brand Bob (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2yo sll (6) gs in Oct.
Patricia's Hope 33-1 (8-3) Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed inside final 3f, weakened quickly well over 1f out, tailed off, 9th of 10, 24l behind Dazzling Valentine (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
