pressed leader, led over 8f out, made rest, clear over 2f out, very easy
close up, tracked winner on outer 8f out, ridden 3f out, plugged on
led, headed over 8f out, tracked winner until over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling
tracked leaders, tracked winner 8f out until ridden 3f out, plugged on
A winner over jumps, Maid Of Silk has only raced a handful of times on the Flat but was tailed off at Wolverhampton last week while Flamenco Flyer has failed to beat a rival in a couple of outings at the same track. Bivouac scored here in 2011 but hasn't been seen on a racecourse since 2012 so this looks easy pickings for HONOURED. The latter landed a double here in November and is dropped in class having made the frame in three Class 4 handicaps since then.
Honoured (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Gogeo (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Feb.
Bivouac (UAE) 12-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 25l behind Admirable Duque (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Jan '12.
Flamenco Flyer 100-1 (9-8) Last pair, pushed along in rear and struggling 3f out, tailed off, last of 10, 29l behind Genius Boy (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Maid Of Silk (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Led until over 6f out, lost 2nd over 5f out, chased leaders and pushed along, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 6, 33l behind Sir Frank Morgan (8-13) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol.