held up, headway over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
chased leaders, hampered on inside 3f out, no chance after and eased
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakening when hampered 3f out, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance and edged left from over 1f out, ran on
always behind, lost touch 4f out, tailed off
slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened 1f out
chased leaders, reminder over 6f out, hard ridden to lead 3f out, all out
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on well towards finish
soon behind, pushed along 4f out, never on terms
led, headed 3f out, soon weakened and eased
held up, headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out
A weak affair may go to the Lisa Jones-ridden Armentieres, with Yamato Pink and Maggies Choice also worth consideration. The latter is trained by Nick Littmoden, who sent out last year¿s winner, Town Called Malice, but the Newmarket handler complicates matters by also saddling Rosie Maloney. The market therefore may be the best guide as to which one to concentrate on. Armentieres has already visited the winner¿s enclosure, at Nottingham in October, and although that was only a seller, he did well when turned out just three days later in nursery company at Brighton, finishing a decent fourth under plenty of weight. He makes more appeal than Yamato Pink who is still getting the hang of things but who is dropped in grade. Not an event to get too heavily involved in then, but the vote goes to Armentieres.
