always behind, tailed off final 6f
slowly into stride, always behind, tailed off final 6f
mid-division, behind final 6f, tailed off
chased leaders for 5f, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up over 5f out
held up, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, no impression
chased leaders, weakened over 6f out, tailed off
always prominent, ridden over 7f out, chased clear leader over 5f out, led over 2f out, edged right just over 1f out, stayed on well
keen early, prominent, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
held up, headway over 4f out, stayed on final 2f, took second post
with leader, led 8f out, clear 6f out, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold in mid-division, well behind final 6f, tailed off
A typically tricky low-grade handicap where not too many of the field are noted for consistency. However, it may be prudent to allow Ambitious Annie the chance to prove herself again and the daughter of Most Welcome is just preferred over the frustrating Averio, whose task is made harder by a 7lb penalty today. Others to consider are Kentucky Bullet and Nakwa, whose best form gives them solid place claims here. Whereas a synopsis of the remainder confirms that not too many of the rest can be confidently expected to give their running; even at this level. So a watchful eye on the betting market will give the best indication as to which horses have been showing enough at home to merit an each way interest. Therefore, the search for reliability brings us back to Ambitious Annie, who is at least holding her form at present. A note of caution would be that she is still only on a rating of 40 despite being 4lb higher than for her course and distance success from last month. But, in a race that will not take much winning, Ambitious Annie can reward those who keep faith her today.
