with leaders, ridden over 3f out, every chance final furlong, no extra towards finish
led, ridden over 2f out, headed final furlong, kept on
with leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
with leaders, ridden over 2 f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied and stayed on towards finish
pushed along in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace
held up, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, headway on outer over 1f out, led 1f out, driven out
An open finish to the card and the pin comes down on Sunshine Lady ahead of Little Firecracker and Silver Sprite. The handicapper has raised Sunshine Lady just one pound for her decent second to Elusive Lady last time out and Derek Haydn Jones will be hoping that this mark is a winnable one. That was her best run to date and if she continues to improve then we should see a prominent showing today. Little Firecracker has been well-held in two recent claimers at Wolverhampton but has been dropped a couple of pounds in the weights and that may mean that she is more competitive today. Silver Sprite represents a stable in good form but he needs to bounce back from a poor recent run, having run well at the track previously. At a price Fu Wa could run into a place and needs a good check in the betting, however we will tentatively return to Sunshine Lady for the winner.
Sunshine Lady (IRE) 8-1 (8-0) Dwelt, soon recoved to press leader, led over 5f out, narrowly headed 3f out, stayed chasing winner but no real impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Elusive Lady (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Little Firecracker 3-1 (7-13) Led early, chased leader, bumped over 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Carry On Cleo (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo clm (6) pol in Dec.
Fu Wa (USA) 28-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 13l behind Wee Buns (9-7) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp (6) pol in Sept.
Silver Sprite 9-2 (7-11) Led 4f, soon ridden, hung left and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 17l behind Especially (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (5) fbs.
Ten Spot (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden over 4f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, never dangerous, 4th of 8, 8l behind Martyr (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Miss Tilen 28-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Weet By Far (9-4) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Paul The Carpet (UAE) 80-1 (8-6) Mid-division to halfway, last of 14, 37l behind Trenchtown (9-2) at Chepstow 1m 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Sept.
Magical Song 11-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Weet By Far (9-4) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol.