in touch in rear, ridden 6f out, weakened over 2f out
awkwardly away in touch in rear, headway under pressure on outer over 2f out, no impresssion from over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden clear entering final furlong, ran on
bumped soon after start close up, ridden 3f out, effort on outer 2f out, no impression final furlong
keen tracked leaders, headway to tracked winner 6f out, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on one pace
led, headed over 6f out, tracked leaders, ridden when weakened 2f out
Rural Affair had Miss Lawless back in fourth when landing a seller in soft ground at Nottingham but this is tougher. Chanceuse recorded her only win so far in a plating race over 6f so it could pay to stick with last week's course and distance winner SLINKY MCVELVET. She beat higher rated rivals in a claimer and, despite a penalty, can follow up with a similar effort. Wilberfoss and Columbian Roulette are hard to fancy on what little they've shown to date.
Wilberfoss (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Towards rear, outpaced halfway, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 7, 16l behind Bousfield (8-10) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) fbs.
Slinky Mcvelvet 9-2 (8-3) Keen tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol beating Heska (9-0) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Rural Affair 4-1 (8-6) Prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, led and bumped inside final 100 yards, ridden out, won at Nottingham 1m 2yo sll (6) sft in Oct beating Nice Arty (8-11) by nk, 8 ran.
Chanceuse 16-1 (7-7) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Earthflight (8-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Columbian Roulette (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 21l behind Indy (9-5) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Miss Lawlass (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 11l behind Bousfield (8-10) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) fbs.