close up, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd near finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader 1f, tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
tracked leaders, short of room over 2f out, not clear run briefly over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
dropped out start, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
held up towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd near finish
in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
pushed along to track leader after 1f, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Oakley Girl is 15lb higher than for her first victory at Lingfield in November and couldn't cope with India's Song at Kempton. The winner is at the top of her game at present but also on her highest-ever mark and may just find a couple too strong. Lay Marl, who wasn't far behind in that latter race, was having her first start since August and can get closer. Richard Fahey's pair Abbey Angel and MITRE PEAK are also in top form and the latter especially was impressive when scoring over slightly further here. This is her handicap debut and she takes on much better class opposition but there's more to come and she can take this before going on to better things.
Oakley Girl 8-13fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind India's Song (8-4) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (3) pol in Jan.
Lady Marl 12-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind India's Song (8-4) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (3) pol in Jan.
Abbey Angel (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Keen, close up, headway 2f out, pressed leader when hung left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Jan beating Best Example (9-6) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Mitre Peak 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Amazement (8-5) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
Pretty Bubbles 9-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4l behind India's Song (8-4) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (3) pol in Jan.
India's Song 8-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, kept on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp fll (3) pol in Jan beating Oakley Girl (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Assault On Rome (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, lost place 2f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Fleckerl (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
My Tringaling (IRE) 50-1 (8-2) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 8l behind India's Song (8-4) at Kempton 1m hcp fll (3) pol in Jan.