hed up in rear, headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish
always towards rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out
steadied and switched left start, took keen hold and held up well in rear, moderate late headway, never on terms
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders and edged left over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd near finish, no impression on winner
in touch, headway to 3rd over 6f out, led going well over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, ridden out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner well over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd near finish
chased leaders, ridden one pace over 2f out, soon struggling
soon led and keen, clear 6f out, reduced lead 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly and eased
behind headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
towards rear, headway on outside well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, struggling over 2f out
LADY LAM has the most appealing profile and is selected ahead of Mr Chocolate Drop and Kielty's Folly. Sylvester Kirk's Slip Anchor filly comes here on the back of a win on her handicap debut at Kempton and a 5lb rise in the weights looks more than fair. She has a nice draw and should be capable of running another big race. Mr Chocolate Drop ran ok at Southwell on Tuesday and has the form around here to get competitive, whilst Catholic Hill put in a better performance at Kempton last time and is not discarded. Quiet Mountain shaped with more promise last time out and he looks competitively handicapped, Ermine Grey is a course winner and is slowly edging down the weights, whilst Kielty's Folly is consistent and has the form in the book to gain another course win despite top-weight. Home was a beaten favourite here last time but he only went down by the narrowest of margins and despite a poor win record he certainly has the ability to win off this mark. Course and distance winners Mountain Pass and Machinate are both consistent, and each is in better form than Aggbag who flopped twice when last seen in the Autumn. A typically trappy handicap, where preference is for Lady Lam.
Kielty's Folly 11-4fav (8-13) Held up well in rear, plenty to do 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 13, 6l behind Well Of Echoes (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Comrade Cotton 20-1 (8-6) Never on terms, 15th of 17, 27l behind Leslingtaylor (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Mar.
King Zeal (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Dwelt, always in rear, 9th of 10, 35l behind Rub Of The Relic (7-13) at Southwell 1m Claiming Stakes (0-65) (4yo+) (6) fbs in Mar.
Ermine Grey 16-1 (9-11) Pulled hard, mid-division, switched right over 2f out, kept on, never dangerous, 7th of 17, 10l behind Blue Spinnaker (10-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gs in Mar.
Quiet Mountain (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Unlimited (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Mr Chocolate Drop (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Went right start, behind, under pressure before halfway, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 18l behind Tri Chara (8-10) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
Lady Lam 14-1 (9-2) Always prominent, ridden to lead just over 1f out, ran on, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar beating Flamestone (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Catholic Hill (USA) 9-1 (8-12) Soon dropped into mid-division, one pace from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4l behind Carr Hall (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) std in Mar.
Home 7-2fav (9-1) Led after 1f, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 12, ns behind Duneen Dream (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Mar.
Al Rayanah 7-1 (8-13) Slowly in to stride, soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Mighty Mover (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Oct.
Aggbag 25-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 9l behind Pianoforte (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Mountain Pass (USA) 7-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Provost (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Machinate (USA) 18-1 (8-7) Always behind, 9th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Provost (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
