close up, pushed along and outpaced 5 out, ridden and rallied 2 out, kept on to go 3rd next, kept on one pace
close up in rear, headway 3 out, wide and led next, ridden run in, headed close home
not fluent, tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 5 out, rallied approaching last, kept on
led, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened run in
tracked leader, not fluent 3rd, pushed along 3 out, ridden to chase leader last, stayed on to lead close home
NonRunner
Hawthorn Cottage has gone right off the boil since winning at Kempton in November. MIDNIGHTREFERENDUM (NAP) was second in a Listed race at Market Rasen in the same month and would have finished in the same position in a handicap at Aintree in December had she not fallen at the last. She’s been dropped 3lb since with a subsequent run at Doncaster too bad to be true. Farne and Legends Ryde were also disappointing last time but Eleanor Bob arrives in peak form, though is upped in grade here.
Midnightreferendum 10-1 (10-12) Last pair, mistake 4th, went 4th 3 out, no impression, mistake and weakened 2 out, last of 6, dist behind Zambella (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 5f lst (1) sft in Dec.
Farne (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Always last, outpaced when jumped slowly 5th, bit closer briefly 6th, ridden and beaten home turn, tailed off, last of 4, 33l behind Frenchy Du Large (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Legends Ryde 10-1 (11-5) Mistakes in mid-division, closer on inside after 2nd, mistake 8th, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 27l behind Fontaine Collonges (11-2) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
Hawthorn Cottage (IRE) 10-3 (11-9) Pressed leader, led narrowly 3rd, headed 7th, led again 10th until 12th, chased winner, hit 14th and pushed along, lost 2nd before 4 out, weakened next, 6th of 8, 37 3/4l behind Storm Control (12-3) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Glorious Lady (IRE) 15-2 (10-10) Chased leaders on inside, outpaced before 4 out, rallied into modest 3rd run-in, 3rd of 7, 16 1/4l behind Eleanor Bob (11-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Eleanor Bob 15-8fav (11-7) Prominent, led 3rd, hit 8th, mistake 13th, led again before 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and went clear 2 out, idled and kept up to work run-in, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Miss Jeanne Moon (11-0) by 4l, 4 ran.