tracked leaders, led over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon clear, fading when headed inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, weakened over 2f out
with leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra
led, headed over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left final furlong and led inside, kept on
mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on
always going well in mid-division, headway over 1f out, hampered from 1f out, switched right and ran on close home
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, switched right final furlong, kept on
very slowly into stride, always towards rear
in touch, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, soon one pace
in rear, some late progress
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Little Iris, Dancing Duo and Oh So Saucy form the shortlist in a tricky finale and the vote is given to Little Iris. The selection is making her handicap debut and she could be potentially well treated on the back of her three efforts to date in maiden company. The stable is in good form at present and she looks to hold strong claims, although the high draw is a slight concern. Dancing Duo is a course and distance winner and she ran well here last time when chasing home Feelview Lady. However, she has the worst of the draw here and looks worth taking on. Oh So Saucy has a bit to prove at present but this extra furlong should suit and she remains relatively lightly-raced so is not without hope. Head To Head looks the best of those with a good low draw and could be good enough to claim some place money, but for the winner we will stick with the unexposed Little Iris.
Totally Free 9-1 (8-10) Soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, readily, won at Southwell 6f 3yo clm (6) fbs in May beating Fractured Foxy (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Dancing Duo 28-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Fealeview Lady (8-13) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in May.
Comptonspirit 14-1 (8-9) Held up on outside, hung right on bend on 3f out, no impression on leaders entering straight, hung left inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Jord (8-13) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in May.
Oh So Saucy 12-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden, hung right and stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Polish World (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Strike Force 5-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind No Worries Yet (8-2) at Bath 6f 3yo clm (6) gd in May.
Head To Head (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, outpaced, hit rail over 3f out, headway on the inside over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Charlotte Grey (8-13) at W'hampton 5f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Little Iris 33-1 (9-0) Raced stand's side, mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 7l behind Miss Ippolita (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Sept.
Bear Bottom 40-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 25l behind Mutanaseb (9-3) at Kempton 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in May.
