set steady pace, ridden and headed 2f out, soon beaten
in touch, pushed along 3f out, headway on outer approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
tracked leader, led 2f out, soon 3 lengths clear, ridden and headed well inside final furlong
tracked leader until over 3f out, ridden to chase clear leader over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
Toptempo was raised 9lb for winning a seller at Lingfield so it was no surprise to see her beaten here on her latest start. She needs to reverse running with The Blue Dog, while Cascadia beat Bowberry over track and trip in October and is weighted to confirm the form. Heavens Eyes posted her best effort to date at Southwell earlier and Claraty may do better now handicapping after a third over track and trip. But a speculative vote goes the way of another handicap debutante in SHURIKEN, who went close at Newmarket on her introduction and should make a bold bid with a similar effort in this.
Toptempo 5-2 (9-10) Set steady pace until quickened over 4f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 4, 6l behind Apparatchika (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f fll hcp (0-75) (5) in Jan.
Shuriken (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Led, ridden 3f out, soon headed, driven and weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Instant Karma (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Claraty 80-1 (9-3) Bumped start, held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced in rear over 3f out, switched right well over 1f out, headway under pressure on outside soon after, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Certification (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5).
The Blue Dog (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Prominent, outpaced over 4f out, rallied over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Precision Five (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f fll hcp (4) pol.
Bowberry 12-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 5l behind Highsalvia Cosmos (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Cascadia (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Led, ridden 3 lengths clear 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Monzino (8-10) at Southwell 1m 4f sll hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Heavens Eyes (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, outpaced and lost place over 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on to go a remote 3rd, 3rd of 5, 15l behind Miniskirt (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.