led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to chase leading pair inside final furlong, no impression
pushed along mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, shaken up on inner to lead over 1f out, driven out, held on well
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
pulled hard, held up towards rear, headway on outer over 4f out, weakened and hung left over 1f out
tracked leader, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on
in rear, pushed along well over 3f out, never dangerous
The ladies step up for this maiden and the clear pick looks to be female ridden too, as Hayley Turner can guide BINTHERE DUNTHAT home in front, while Alhena and Izzi Mill are respected. The last-named is a battle-hardened handicapper trying her hand back in maiden company. She has her first try at this track, but handles the other artificial surfaces well enough and has enough decent form on her CV to suggest that she will be a player here. Alhena has shown little in two starts to date, those they were last summer and on turf. Kevin Ryan's runners are in good form again now and she should not be lacking in fitness, while this is less competitive for her and we would expect to see a much more prominent showing. Fillibeg is another who looks set to show us more than on her Southwell debut last month, while Glan Y Mor is slowly going the right way and should be sharper for a recent run. Even so, Binthere Dunthat has put in two runs so far that, if repeated, would make her very tough to beat here and we will take her to break her duck tonight.
Izzi Mill (USA) 16-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind Borasco (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) fbs in Feb.
Luisa Tetrazzini (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Held up, headway when hung left approaching 2f out to go 4th, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4l behind Wrighty Almighty (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sell stks (6) pol in Feb.
Park Run 66-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 9th of 13, 28l behind Jenny Soba (8-13) at Warwick 1m 3f app hcp (6) sft in Sep '08.
Alhena (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outside, lost place over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 29l behind Zahoo (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2yo stks (5) gf in Sep.
Binthere Dunthat 10-11fav (8-7) Chased leaders, every chance inside final furlong, held near finish, 2nd of 9, hd behind Areeda (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Fillibeg (IRE) 4-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, hung right and effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Rubi Dia (8-10) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs in Feb.
Glan Y Mor (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Held up and keen, headway well over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 9, 12l behind Areeda (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Starlight Muse (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon no impression, 6th of 9, 7l behind Slikback Jack (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.
Swift Steel 50-1 (8-7) Towards rear, effort well over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 14l behind Areeda (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
