held up towards rear, ridden and effort over 3f out, kept on final furlong
held up last, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, ran on gamely final furlong
pulled early, chased leader, ridden halfway, soon lost touch
led for 4f, chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
pulled early and chased leader, led after 4f, ridden and quickened 3f out, clear final furlong, comfortably
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, ran on well final furlong
Maggie Mathias holds easily the best bumper form ahead of Folie A Deux and Private Note, however the confident selection is the Jonjo O'Neill trained Where's My Baby who looks sure to improve for his recent run at Worcester after seven months off the track. Henrietta Knight's Folie A Deux made an inauspicious debut in a good bumper at Cheltenham but could well improve to present a danger to the selection, whilst Maggie Mathias looks to have solid claims based on her second to The Music Queen back in April. Of the rest, She's a Player represents an in-form stable and should be watched in the market, whilst Private Note is returning from an absence of almost two years and will surely benefit from the run. So for the winner we return to Where's My Baby, the mount of Champion Jockey A.P. McCoy.
Folie A Deux (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 10th of 18, 29l behind Imperial Commander (10-7) at Cheltenham 2m nhf (4) gs in Oct.
Fountain Fortune 20-1 (11-4) Mid-division, keen, weakened over 6f out, 14th of 15, well behind Three Guesses (11-4) at Chepstow 2m nhf (6) gs.
La Bonne Vie 80-1 (11-0) Led to over 4f out, weakened rapidly, 13th of 17, 43l behind Pressgang (11-0) at Newbury 1m 4f 4yo nhf (5) gs in Jan.
Where's My Baby (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Held up, headway 5f out, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 3rd of 9, 24l behind Battlecry (10-11) at Worcester 2m nhf (6) gs in Oct.
And All That Jazz Morpeth filly out of a moderate racemare.
Maggie Mathias (IRE) 7-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind The Music Queen (11-0) at Fakenham 2m mrs nhf (6) gd in Apr.
She's A Player Bandmaster mare out of an unraced mare.
Private Note 33-1 (11-5) Held up, headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, left 3rd over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Little Saltee (11-5) at Taunton 2m 1f nhf (H) sft in Jan '05.
