made all, driven and pressed after 2 out, kept on well, in command final 100 yards
close 2nd until 5th, outpaced after 3 out, 3rd and kept on same pace from 2 out, no impression
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 3 out, one pace and no impression when losing 3rd 2 out
in rear, struggling to keep up after 2nd, slow next, behind from 4th
chased leaders on outside, 2nd from 5th, nudged along and challenging from 2 out, hit last, ridden flat, no impression final 100 yards
Innocent Girl has a good strike rate and was a given a confident ride to score over fences at Taunton last week after a break. She is rated 8lb lower over hurdles, though is 10lb out of the handicap in this. KRISTAL HART has been making steady improvement over timber and was only beaten half-a-length over course and distance early last month. She should be capable of going one better on her handicap debut ahead of Listen To The Man, who has never encountered going this quick, and the exposed Bobble Boru.
Listen To The Man (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden after 7th, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Sparkling River (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Bobble Boru (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Led to after 1st, tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th before last, 4th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Lithic (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Kristal Hart 5-2 (10-10) Tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, led before 2 out, driven and headed last, every chance flat, held near finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Tangley (10-10) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) sft in Mar.
Boutan 3-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, ridden after next, went modest 4th before last, no impression, 4th of 6, 16 1/4l behind Gris De Pron (11-0) at Hereford 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Innocent Girl (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, steady headway tracking leaders 8th, went 2nd 2 out, led last, kept on gamely run-in, won at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Shrewd Tactics (11-11) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
