joined leader after 1f, led 3f out, ridden, hung left over 1f out, soon clear, heavily eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd 1f out, no extra
led, joined after 1f, ridden, headed 3f out, kept on to chase winner 1f out, soon one pace
close up, ridden halfway, outpaced from over 3f out
Only six run in an interesting handicap that brings an end to proceedings here and it should prove to be a competitive affair where our selection goes the way of STATUTE BOOK who should get the better of Miss Christophene and Hunterview. The selection recently completed a hat-rick on three different all-weather tracks, the first of which came over course and distance in late February of a mark of 54. His lasty victory came off a mark of 74 and the colt is clearly improving. Miss Christophene will be looking to complete a hat-trick over course and distance today after winning at the last two times of asking. If the pace here is good the race could be played into the hands of the filly who tends to put in a strong final run. Hunterview returns after a five-month spell off the track. It was a dismal performance from the three-year-old who looked to be getting somewhere after winning at Beverly over 7f back in September of last year. His yard is in reasonable for of late though and he could run well fresh here. Distance winners Becausewecan and Digger Derek are also returning from time on the sidelines and will probably be best watched though market referral could prove beneficial. Our selection here then is Statute Book.
Hunterview 6-1jt-fav (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 18, 8l behind Henderson Park (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Statute Book (IRE) 7-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol beating Pegasus Lad (9-2) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Becausewecan (USA) 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, effort when not much room, approaching final furlong, squeezed through, driven to lead towards finish, won at Great Leighs 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov beating Celtic Commitment (9-1) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Digger Derek (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Led, ridden over 2f, headed over 1f, rallied to regain lead approaching final furlong, kept on gamely, won at Nottingham 1m 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct beating Mykingdomforahorse (9-4) by a hd, 16 ran.
Miss Christophene (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead approaching final furlong, kept on, won at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (5) fbs in Feb beating Hawkspring (9-3) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Tidal Force (USA) 16-1 (8-13) Always behind, 11th of 16, 12l behind Swift Chap (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
