chased clear leader after 2nd, led approaching 5th, ridden 2 out, headed flat, stayed on
held up, pushed along after 4th, some headway approaching last, never dangerous
held up, headway 3rd, ridden to lead flat, driven out
held up, headway approaching 3rd, ridden and every chance when pecked 2 out, weakened flat
chased leaders, ridden after 5th, soon weakened
always towards rear, tailed off when pulled up before last
keen, jumped right, led, headed approaching 5th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, fell 2nd
held up, mistake 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
mistake 2nd, always behind
held up, headway after 5th, weakened 2 out
Miss Academy has been found a decent opportunity to follow up her Plumpton win and she can do so ahead of Cherub and Arrayou. Martin Pipe still has a few days to hang on before it is certain that he beats arch-rival Paul Nichols to the trainers title, and every little will help, so Miss Academy will be well fancied. Having finished fourth at the Cheltenham Festival, she then occupied the same position behind Faasel at Aintree, so it was no surprise when she duly landed the odds at Plumpton on Monday. The filly makes a quick reappearance and will be a short price to follow up. Cherub disappointed at Cheltenham last time after last season's efforts, even though his stable have been out of sorts, and he will struggle against the selection with his penalty. Arrayou was receiving a stone from Miss Academy when they met at Cheltenham and was a head behind, so off levels here is another that will have to perform above himself to come out on top. Siegfrieds Night ran a bit too freely behind Admiral at Market Rasen and is up against it, while the remainder have little or no chance on form, so it should be a steering job here for Richard Johnson on Miss Academy.
Cherub (GER) Evensfav Held up, not fluent 1st, headway on inside approaching last, kept on flat, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Enhancer at Cheltenham 2m 1f nov hdl (B) gd.
Siegfrieds Night (IRE) 16-1 Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, kept on same pace under pressure from next, 4th of 15, 5l behind Admiral at Market Rasen 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl (D) gd.
Arrayou (FR) 5-6fav Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, challenged next, every chance last, ridden and no extra flat, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Blairgowrie at Sedgefield 2m 5f nov hdl (E) gd.
Miss Academy (FR) 3-10fav Tracked clear leader, closed approaching 5th, led going well before 3 out, in command between last 2, hit last, pushed out flat, won at Plumpton 2m 4yo nov hdl (E) gd beating Vinmix De Bessy by 5l, 6 ran.
City Venture 40-1 Pulled early, in touch, mistake 1st, ridden 2 out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, well behind Carthys Cross at Wincanton 2m nh nov hdl (E) gd.
Fabrian 4-1 pulled up in race won by All Right For Time at Thorpe Lodge 3m ptp gd in Mar, 13 ran.
Lord Tiddlypush (IRE) 5-2 won at Maisemore Park 3m ptp gf in Apr '03 beating Thomas The Doubter by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Saxe-Coburg (IRE) 40-1 Mid-division, ridden after 4th, weakened 3 out, 7th of 14, 15l behind Adjawar at Hereford 2m 1f nov sll hdl (G) gd.
