tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened over 2f out, soon well behind
tracked leaders, headway 5f out, led over 4f out, pushed clear 2f out, held on well
in touch, driven and slightly outpaced 7f out, 3 lengths behind leaders 6f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and ran on well close home
dwelt, behind, ridden and slightly outpaced 6f out, weakened over2f out
led and keen, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
Knotty Ash Girl should open her account here. A 24,000gn yearling, she was placed in three of her four races last term. She was brought down on her reappearance at Carlisle last month, but showed no ill effects by finishing fourth at Pontefract recently. This is her first venture on sand though, so caution is the watchword. Assayer plugged on to be third in a maiden on this track in March and has not been entirely disgraced since, so is likely to follow her home. Noosa Court was last on her debut, but improved to finish fourth in the Carlisle event in which Knotty Ash Girl was a casualty.