held up in 4th, rapid headway out wide tracking leaders halfway, led over 3f out, clear when hung badly left to far rail over 2f out, stayed on strongly, un-extended
raced keenly tracking leader, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly
raced in 3rd, pushed along in 5th and outpaced over 3f out, plugged on final furlong, never any chance
led until over 3f out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd inside final 2f weakened over 1f out
wore hood to post, slowly into stride, held up in 5th, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong pressing for 2nd, never any chance with winner
held up in last pair, headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, never any chance with winner
held up and always behind
SPARKS FLY has rattled up a hat-trick, including a couple of wins over course and distance, and can defy a penalty given the ease of her latest success at Thirsk. Native Beach placed at Wolverhampton but has his first start on Turf as does Kempton winner Lady Of Arabia, who also makes her handicap debut along with Exertive, Fitz Perfectly and the more-exposed Valkyrian.
Sparks Fly 15-8fav (9-13) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, led over 3f out, clear over 1f out, ran on well, easily, won at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) hvy in May beating Sea In The Dark (9-5) by 6l, 6 ran.
Lady Of Arabia 10-11fav (9-7) Close up, headway travelling well over 2f out, pushed along to dispute lead over 1f out, led outright final 110yds, ran on gamely, cosily, won at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Dec beating Scramble (9-7) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Valkyrian (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Keen raced wide, close up, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Eden Storm (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Native Beach (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) Raced wide, close up, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Yeoman (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Fitz Perfectly (FR) 25-1 (8-12) Held up in last pair, headway and shaken up inside final furlong, kept on steadily, went 4th final strides, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Monte Linas (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Exertive (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, good headway near side rail over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went modest 4th post, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 8, 3l behind Disputed (9-2) at Haydock 7f fll stks (5) gs in Jul.
Winnaretta (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Midfield, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Princess Naomi (9-1) at Bath 6f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
