held up in rear, took closer order over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, driven, rallied to lead towards finish
led after 1f, ridden, headed over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out
led 1f, tracked leader after, lost place over 3f out, headway on rail from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, headway halfway, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, one pace
broke well, soon held up, ridden 3f out, kept on, not pace to challenge from over 1f out
in touch, chased leader over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, took closer order over 3f out, ridden, hung left over 1f out, led, hung right entering final furlong, headed towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden, weakened over 2f out
The hat-trick chasing MRS BUN has little to fear in this company if she continues to improve and is selected ahead of My Mentor and Follow The Flag. The last named has a string of near misses to his name and is in danger of becoming frustrating. Still, the handicapper is playing his part by being reluctant to cut him some slack. So the gelding may continue to struggle against more progressive types. My Mentor has been tried over a variety of distances and, in truth, has a patchy record. Still, Sir Mark Prescott is opposed at your peril, so each-way support would be noteworthy. Garden Party appeals the most from the reminder, as he showed some sparkle in a seller eight days ago. However, he will need to improve out of all recognition to land the spoils this afternoon. Therefore, with all things considered, returning to Mrs Bun looks the safest option for now. Kevin Ryan¿s filly has improved with each run since she was stepped beyond sprint distances and, as she created the impression there is still plenty more to come with a very confident victory here a fortnight ago, Mrs Bun is a strong fancy to extend her winning run.
McConnell (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Raced keenly, always in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, last of 7, 8l behind Basra (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Flying Applause 12-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed over 3f, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 14, 7l behind Another Genepi (8-9) at Southwell 7f clm (6) fbs in Nov.
What's Up Doc (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Behind, effort and hung left well over 1f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 9l behind Folio (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
My Mentor (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Angel Rock (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Follow The Flag (IRE) 10-3fav (8-3) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, plugged on, 7th of 9, 4l behind Abbondanza (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Garden Party 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind Singleb (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol.
Mrs Bun 4-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs beating Crocodile Bay (9-4) by a nk, 7 ran.
Singora Lady (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden 4f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, 12th of 13, 38l behind Chaparro (8-12) at Killarney 1m 3f hcp 0-70 gs in Jul.
Redwater River 15-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 5, 20l behind United Nations (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
