slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
soon prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, looking for room approaching 2f out, effort between horses over 1f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, soon clear, comfortably
keen, led after 1f, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong
held up, ridden hung right and hampered over 1f out, soon weakened
awkward start, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace over 1f out
always in rear, ridden over 2f out
raced wide, intouch, ridden over 2f out, no impression
keen led 1f, tracked leader, ridden2f out, soon hung right, weakened final furlong
SWEET MIRASOL is still unexposed so after a comfortable win last time we're confident she can build on that off this revised mark and go in again at the expense of Knightfire while Rightcar also holds claims. That last performance was the selection's first run over course and distance and was a much improved effort on anything that had proceeded it. Given that she might not be one to trust with the mortgage but she is the only one here with proven winning course form and if the penny has dropped she should win a few more races yet. Knightfire is consistent and ran a lot better than the bare result suggests last time out. The slower artificial surfaces certainly seem to suit and we can expect another big run off the same mark as that last start. Rightcar scored well at Kempton two starts back but couldn't reproduce that form at that track last time and we would also suggest that he's better on the faster polytrack surfaces. Jockey Graham Gibbons has been amongst the winners lately and he rides Blades Harmony, who makes a handicap debut off a fair looking mark but with most of these with something to prove we choose Sweet Mirasol to follow up on success last time.
Rathbawn Girl (IRE) 40-1 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 9th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Honest Broker (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Blades Harmony 11-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, ridden and headway to chase leaders halfway, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 8, 10l behind St Ignatius (9-3) at Southwell 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs.
Knightfire (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Keen tracked leading pair, pressed leader 1f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Honest Broker (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Your Gifted (IRE) 8-1 (8-1) Took keen hold, held up in touch on inside, ridden over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 7, 5l behind Lewyn (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Rightcar 11-2 (9-2) Fly jumped start, keen in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 3l behind Posy Fossil (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Bitter Honey 12-1 (8-13) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 7l behind Dazakhee (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
Silver In The Sand 16-1 (9-1) Mainly in rear, 15th of 17, 28l behind Fantastic Pick (9-5) at Redcar 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Sweet Mirasol (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led entering final furlong soon ridden, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol beating Nabrina (8-4) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Pavement Games 9-2 (8-6) Raced wide, close up until weakened well over 1f out, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Ballyvonane (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
