dwelt, held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach winner
made all, driven clear over 2f out, held on well
chased leaders, weakened over 3f out
with leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
behind, headway under pressure from 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on
in touch, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced
always behind
slowly into stride, held up, hung badly left over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
always behind
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
Mulberry Lad,Tree Roofer and Ben Casey are three against the field in a dreadful affair and the narrow vote is given to Mulberry Lad. The selection was a fair second behind Venetian Princess last time out, that form looks rock solid in the context of this race and he need only run up to that mark to score. Tree Roofer rates the main danger on his ;latest second behind Gracie's Gift but that form has since been let down and for that reason he is opposed. Ben Casey is another that could go well on his latest third behind Rapid River but all his best efforts are over the minimum trip so again he looks vulnerable. Of the remainder Faithisflying is from a shrewd yard and is worth noting in the market especially with first time cheek pieces on but in a race where stakes should be kept to a minimum for the winner we return to Mulberry lad who looks more consistent than most in the field.
Ben Casey 7-4 (9-0) Led, headed halfway, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Rapid River (8-4) at Southwell 5f mdn clm (7) fbs.
Mulberry Lad (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 2f out, kept on, headed close home, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Venetian Princess (8-9) at Southwell 1m mdn clm (7) fbs.
Yours Sincerely (IRE) 40-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 15l behind Rotuma (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol.
Tree Roofer 14-1 (8-12) Pulled hard in front, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Gracie's Gift (8-3) at Southwell 6f mdn clm (7) fbs in May.
Faithisflying 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 12l behind Ace Club (8-11) at Southwell 6f stk (7) fbs.
Chingola 40-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 12l behind Blushing Russian (8-2) at Southwell 7f mdn clm (7) fbs.
Danaatt (USA) 22-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 20l behind Venetian Princess (8-9) at Southwell 1m mdn clm (7) fbs.
Limited Magician 25-1 (8-9) Towards rear, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 11l behind Rapid River (8-4) at Southwell 5f mdn clm (7) fbs.
Piroetta 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, last of 12, 24l behind Sarraaf (9-0) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Amazing Grace Mary 66-1 (8-7) Chased leaders to halfway, 11th of 13, 16l behind Blushing Russian (8-2) at Southwell 7f mdn clm (7) fbs.
Raetihi 100-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 15l behind Future Deal (8-9) at W'hampton 6f 3yo mdn aut (F4) pol in Oct '04.
Isle Dream 200-1 (7-13) Always behind, last of 19, well behind Le Chiffre (8-7) at Pontefract 1m 3yo clm (5) gd in Oct.
