in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
made most, ridden and ran on, comfortable
in touch, wide and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, kept on one pace
in touch in rear, pushed along over 1f out, never nearer
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Always A Drama bids for a hat-trick raised a further 5lb having landed the odds with the minimum of fuss at Chelmsford. Novice winner Furious returns to action having struggled in Listed company at Newmarket when last seen at the track and ROSE BERRY (NAP) also found life tough behind higher rated opposition in a Listed sprint at Bath in April. But she won a tougher handicap than this at Chelmsford before that and can effectively race off a lower mark today with Sean Davis’ allowance taken into account. Di Matteo made a winning start in handicaps when scoring over track and trip but is upped in class off a higher mark.
Rose Berry 25-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Queen Of Desire (9-2) at Bath 5f lst fll stks (1) gf in Apr.
Elizabeth Bennet (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Off the pace in 5th, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Second Collection (8-5) at Windsor 6f hcp fll (3) gd in May.
Always A Drama (IRE) 4-6fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, squeezed through on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, nudged out, readily, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb beating Lalania (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Furious 6-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Angelic Light (9-0) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) sft in Nov.
More Than Likely 12-1 (9-6) Awkward start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Bungee Jump (9-8) at Chepstow 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
Reticent Angel (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Held up and behind, pushed along and progress 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Dark Shadow (9-0) at Bath 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
Shorter Skirt 9-1 (9-3) Awkwardly away, in touch in rear, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 6th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Whelans Way (8-10) at Ascot 6f hcp (4) sft in May.
Di Matteo 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr beating Second Collection (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
