with leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept up to work inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders travelling well, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, kept on unable to quicken towards finish
keen, led, ridden halfway, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, squeezed out start, soon pushed along in rear, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
Rann Na Cille is marginally preferred to Wibbadune with this trip looking on the short side for Cerebus. The selection may only have won a moderate seller last time but that was her first outing since November and she's entitled to improve a little for it. She's struggled to score in handicaps in the past but has made the frame on two of her three visits here and is worth another chance. Cerebus does most of her racing over further these days and Coconut Moon and Wibbadune could emerge as bigger dangers. Coconut Moon has her racefitness and ability to handle this surface to prove whereas Wibbadune, who ran on well to make a winning debut for her current connections last time, has been below par on both previous visits. Therefore, we'll come back to Rann Na Cille.
Cerebus 9-1 (9-1) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 8l behind Silver Hotspur (9-10) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Tilly's Dream 11-4 (9-4) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 7l behind Royal Challenge (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Coconut Moon 2-1fav (9-0) Led until 2f out, soon ridden, weakened entering final furlong, 11th of 14, 9l behind Topflightcoolracer (8-10) at Chester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
Rann Na Cille (IRE) 15-8fav (8-9) Led early, chased leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 5f sll (6) pol in Feb beating Monashee Brave (9-5) by a hd, 6 ran.
Wibbadune (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Made all, hung badly right over 1f out, ran on under pressure and held on close home, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Time Share (8-3) by a nk, 9 ran.