held up in touch, lost place after 5th, behind 7th
chased leader until ridden approaching 3 out, weakening when mistake at 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 6th, lost touch after next, pulled up before 2 out
held up in touch, went 2nd briefly approaching 3 out, weakened before next, went remote 3rd approaching last
held up in rear, headway after 7th, led approaching 2 out, clear last, stayed on well
jumped right, led, mistake 5th, mistake 3 out, soon headed, weakened before next
held up towards rear, headway after 6th, challenged 3 out, soon led, headed approaching 2 out, no extra last
tracked leaders, ridden when not fluent 3 out, weakened before next
Playing With Fire offers little appeal after her recent fall at Bangor on reappearance and Eliza Doalott looks more one for chasing. Be My Light is beneficially weighted but there are concerns over the trip and she may not be capable of exploiting this advantage. Bringewood Belle is considered having had two wins under rules and his trainer has had a couple of winners at the track. She is worth a market check, but Malindi Bay is also noteworthy having won on testing ground before in a bumper. Himayna looks well treated for a first handicap start for Tim Vaughan and has to be included in calculations after a runner-up effort when last seen here. NOUN DE LA THINTE has good jumping ability and although she was a long way behind on heavy ground at Haydock before the summer break, this was probably more to do with a long campaign catching up on her than the ground. She gets the vote to improve her moderate record over timber. Saintly Lady is another likely to pose a challenge in a competitive race.
Noun De La Thinte (FR) 5-2 (9-12) Chased leader 1st, led 4th until 5th, not fluent 11th, ridden after 14th, weakened 4 out, 4th of 5, 37l behind Maktu (10-7) at Haydock 3m nov chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Apr.
Playing With Fire (IRE) 28-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway 6th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened, fell 2 out, in a race won by Nearby (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd, 12 ran.
Eliza Doalott (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Held up mid-division on outside, weakened approaching 8th, last of 15, well behind What's Occurrin (10-11) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Bringewood Belle 10-3 (10-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 40l behind Identity Parade (10-6) at Uttoxeter 3m nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Malindi Bay 7-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, 17 lenghts 3rd 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 31l behind Silviniaco Conti (11-3) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (3) gd.
Himayna 8-1 (9-13) Jumped right, led, hit 1st, mistake 4th, hung right approaching next where mistake, headed and beaten when mistake last, 2nd of 8, 10l behind Cotswold Charmer (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f cond nov hdl (4) hvy.
Saintly Lady (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Led until 3rd, with leader, led after 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, still every chance flat, unable to quicken, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Sea Cliff (10-9) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Sep.
Be My Light (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Mid-division, ridden approaching 8th, headway 3 out, weakened from next, 5th of 11, 34l behind Miss Overdrive (10-3) at Ludlow 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) gd.
Willow Wren 22-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, lost place going to 3 out and mistake, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 7, 36l behind Topsham Belle (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 6f mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.
