dwelt, soon pushed along to be in touch, ridden 2f out, soon every chance, driven to lead well inside final furlong
led 1f, ridden to lead again well over 2f out, edged left from over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon outpaced
led after 1f, ridden, headed well over 2f out, still every chance until approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure to go 4th inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden, lost place halfway
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Last Angel has a good oppertunity to get off the mark here and is our pick with Distant Noble and Whitcombe Flyer selected to fill the placings. The selection makes her debut here for Vince Smith following the suspension of Michael Wigham and the filly has showed the benefit of initial outings with two promising runs of late, the latest being an eye catching third and with improvement likely again she is of real interest here. Distant Noble should be thereabouts with form figures improving of late but those placings were achieved in a similar contest to today and he is becoming exposed while Whitcombe Flyer tackles the mile for the first time but has shown signs of thinking about the job on hand on occasions. Last Angel is a confident selection to pass the post in front while market moves should be noted.
Ricci de Mare 4-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, chased leader to over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 15l behind Sistos Fascination (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Novestar (IRE) 4-1 (8-8) Led 1f, soon lost place and in rear, headway halfway, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 5, 24l behind Home (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo clm (6) fbs.
Whitcombe Flyer (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, keen and held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Copperbottomed (9-4) at Southwell 7f 3yo sll (6) fbs.
Whodouthinkur (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakening when not much room over 2f out, 11th of 12, 22l behind Trinkila (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Sept.
Last Angel (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Went right start, soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, still every chance inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Wogan's Sister (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Moss Way 100-1 (9-3) Held up, never dangerous, last of 12, 20l behind Ancien Regime (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Mistress Rio (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Went left start, in touch, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 10l behind Rio L'Oren (8-12) at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Distant Noble 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1/2l behind Secret Meaning (8-6) at Southwell 1m 3yo sll (6) fbs.