chased leaders, lost place well over 2f out, no danger after
always prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
held up towards rear, not clear run breifly on inside over 2f out, never troubled leaders
always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on
led over 1f, hung left from and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden one pace over 1f out
behind final 4f
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, chased winner final furlong, stayed on
in rear, soon pushed along, lost touch over 2f out
Miss Curly got off the mark for the first time on her last outing and is taken to double her tally at the main expense of Desert Hunter and Overstayed. The selection stepped up on a second at Dundalk to get up close home and land a similar contest over course and distance last time. She's only gone up 3lbs for that win and should be thereabouts. Desert Hunter was slowly away last time but caught the eye when coming home strongly. The minimum trip is on the sharp side but if he can lie up early on he will be staying on when others begin to weaken. Overstayed, a decent juvenile, is not the most consistent now but a third placing at Kempton last time was encouraging and he could be ready to strike. Chatshow had excuses last time as he was held up off a slow pace and could make no impression when the tempo quickened. In an open contest Miss Curly is selected to land the opener.
Chatshow (USA) 11-4 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Soba Jones (8-5) at Southwell 6f Clm Stakes (6) fbs.
Mineral Rights (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 3f out, not clear run briefly well over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 4l behind Follow The Flag (8-12) at W'hampton 7f hcap (6) pol.
Perlachy 9-2 (9-0) Soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 4l behind Howards Tipple (9-3) at W'hampton 6f hcap (6) pol.
Toms Laughter 5-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed entering final furlong, one pace, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Haroldini (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Overstayed (IRE) 9-4fav (8-11) Tracked leader, pressed leader from 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Hollow Jo (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Avontuur (FR) 25-1 (8-6) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 6l behind Follow The Flag (8-12) at W'hampton 7f hcap (6) pol.
Miss Curly (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2l behind Dodaa (8-7) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-50 (6) std.
Devon Flame 33-1 (8-8) Always behind, never a factor, 11th of 12, 6l behind Chatshow (8-5) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Desert Hunter (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Blackheath (8-9) at W'hampton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Longy The Lash 200-1 (8-8) Always behind, last of 14, well behind Defi (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m clm (6) gd in Nov.
