keen, tracked leader, ridden to lead when edged left approaching, ran on
led, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on one pace
keen in rear, ridden 2 out, headway last, kept on to go 3rd towards finish
in touch, hit 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, pulled up last
not fluent, tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened last
not fluent in rear, jumped right 6th, reminders, weakened before 2 out, pulled up last
keen close up, went 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, not fluent last, lost 3rd towards finish
A disappointing entry considering there is decent prize money on offer. Having finishing second twice, Regal Gait may well start favourite but he was beaten 28 lengths last time at Wetherby and the winner has not been able to frank that form. CHANDOS BELLE, a winner on the Flat in France, showed ability on her hurdles bow at Doncaster and improved on that when second at Plumpton. With her fillies’ allowance, she gets the nod though any market move for Alan King’s newcomer Zeehan would be significant given she won a Chelmsford maiden over 1m5f as recently as December.
Attest 33-1 (10-12) Led, headed and hit 3 out, chased leaders, weakened before next, 7th of 11, 31 3/4l behind Dinsdale (10-12) at Newbury 2m (4) sft in Mar.
Regal Gait (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Led to 2nd, soon dropped to mid-division, headway before 5 out, chased winner from 3 out, no impression, 2nd of 8, 28l behind Most Celebrated (10-12) at Wetherby 2m mdn (5) gs in Jan.
Spader (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, led after 4th, headed before 2 out, weakened from last, 6th of 11, 24 1/2l behind Volpone Jelois (10-7) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) gd in Dec.
The Groove 20-1 (10-7) Towards rear, pushed along in modest 6th after 3 out, weakened, never involved, tailed off, 10th of 14, dist behind Buckle Street (10-7) at Southwell 2m (4) gs in Feb.
Chandos Belle (GER) 5-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, challenged in 2nd 2 out, ridden between last two, no extra run-in, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Postbridge (10-12) at Plumpton 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Lady Rocka 10-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Palisade (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Zeehan 8-11fav (9-0) Tracked leading pair and ran in snatches, pushed along over 4f out, switched right to outside 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led well over 1f out, edged right under pressure inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 5f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec beating Burning Heat (9-5) by 1l, 7 ran.
