chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, no impression final furlong
behind, ridden and headway on inside over 1f out, kept on, no impression
with leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
chased leaders on outside, outpaced 2f out, weakened 1f out
slowly into stride, always behind
with winner, outpaced 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, reminders after 2f, always behind
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd towards finish, no impression
in touch on inside, ridden and headway to chase winner over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
This is poor and with a few unexposed types from shrewd yards the market may prove the best guide, but without it we'll take DIMAIRE to get the better of Roybuoy and Bandear. Our selection remains a maiden after eight starts but there doesn't appear anything wrong with her attitude, she's simply found one or two that are better. Her best effort came here last time and the winner is now rated over 70, suggesting that this opening mark of 58 may prove lenient. Roybuoy is also a maiden but this drop back to six can see him in a better light and he's bred to be a bit better than a 52-rated horse; many will take a chance on him proving it here. Bandear ran over a mile last time so takes a marked drop in distance here. She's proved disappointing but Clive Brittain's horses are going well and perhaps she'll find improvement for the switch to sprinting, in which case the filly would have claims. Seb Sanders is a strong booking aboard Mary's Pet who showed promise over this trip on debut whilst Shawcantango is another intruiging handicap debutant so a market check is strongly advised. Miss Kitty Grey promises to stay this far and can be counted a shade unfortunate to have not won already so her claims are solid and My Mandy is consistent at a modest level, but we prefer the claims of Dimaire and she can get off the mark.
Miss Kitty Grey (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Chased leaders 2f, soon struggling, last of 8, 20l behind St Ignatius (9-3) at Southwell 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Mar.
Bandear (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Usquaebach (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Dimaire 7-4fav (8-4) Went right start, tracked leader, ridden halfway, did not look resolute between horses 2f out, switched right, carried head high inside final furlong, driven and kept on to take 2nd under pressure near finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Kummel Excess (8-6) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Dec.
Mary's Pet 25-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Highland Bridge (8-8) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jan.
Roybuoy 6-1 (8-11) Keen in touch, ridden 2f out, effort 1f out, kept on near finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Destiny's Dancer (8-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Born A Dancer (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Led over 5f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra, 10th of 11, 8l behind Belle Park (8-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Gemma's Delight (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon driven and pulled hard behind leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 15l behind Slikback Jack (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.
Shawkantango 100-1 (8-12) Dwelt, behind, some late headway, never nearer, 7th of 12, 7l behind Addictive Dream (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Cheshire Lady (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Towards rear, effort on outside over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 5l behind Sir Frank Wappat (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Lady Brickhouse 25-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden and some headway 2f out, no impression after, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Destiny's Dancer (8-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
My Mandy (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Raced wide towards rear, effort 2f out, kept on, never dangerous, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Flaxen Lake (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
