led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
held up, headway 3f out, ridden and raced wide over 2f out, no impression
close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace
outpaced towards rear
chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on
always behind
mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
behind and outpaced
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon weakened
Fateful Attraction was a decent winner last time and can follow up today at the expense of Stoneacre Lad and Snake Skin. Ian Wood's filly picked up well in the final furlong, and although idling a little when in the lead, she responded to the urging of the jockey and went on to beat Pip's Baby by a length. She is still learning and we should see more improvement. Stonecare Lad was also successful last time, easily landing a five furlong handicap at Wolverhampton last week. The extra couple of furlongs must be of concern, but in this mood he is hard to ignore. Snake Skin is making her all-weather debut but has shown enough on the turf to warrant plenty of respect here. Mighty Dancer and Samsouma hail from top yards and should be watched in the betting, but our idea of the winner is Fateful Attraction.
Stoneacre Lad (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Ridden clear over 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Musical Romance (9-2) by 4l, 11 ran.
Baltic Rhapsody 11-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered entering final furlong, 7th of 12, 5l behind What Do You Know (9-0) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) pol in Oct.
Fateful Attraction 9-1 (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn aut (7) fbs in Oct beating Pip's Baby (9-0) by 1l, 14 ran.
George's Flyer (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 9l behind Pip's Baby (9-0) at Southwell 1m mdn aut stk (7) fbs in Oct.
National Dress 33-1 (8-9) Held up behind, ridden from 3f out, no headway final two furlong, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 7l behind Hill of Grace (8-9) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Jul.
Snake Skin 66-1 (7-13) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 20, 3 1/2l behind Risk Runner (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy.
Buzzin'boyzee (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Outpaced, last of 9, 13l behind No Overtime (8-6) at Windsor 5f 2yo sll (5) gd in Aug.
Taras Tornado 10-1 (7-13) Chased leaders, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind The History Man (9-6) at Ayr 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Oct.
