in touch, driven 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division on far side, ridden over 3f out, some progress until weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, effort 3f out, headway to chase leaders 2f out, no extra close home
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, no extra when headed well inside
towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening final furlong
slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, ridden and switched left approaching 1f out, ran on
led, ridden approaching 2f out, soon headed and one pace
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on through beaten horses
never a factor
always in rear
DJALALABAD may be able to defy her penalty and record back-to-back successes; Felicia should be monitored closely in the market with the consistent Poppets Sweetlove and Hucking Harkness other likely contenders for top honours. Christine Dunnett has enjoyed plenty of success at her local track over the years and supporters have been well rewarded with the Higham trainer showing a level stakes profit in excess of a hundred pounds over the last five years. It's hard to envisage Djalalabad being sent off at a big price given her ready success at Kempton but she should still be fairly priced in this competitive heat. The penalty makes life harder but she's fairly treated and her maiden success may have given her the confidence to enable her to build on that and taste victory once again. Hucking Harkness is also penalised following his cosy success on soft ground at Folkestone but he has to prove himself on these vastly different underfoot conditions and may be worth taking on. Poppets Sweetlove ran well here last time but the handicapper appears to have her about right and she may need a little more cut in the ground to show her best. The dark horse in the field is Felicia who hails from the in-form Stuart Williams yard. She needs to step up on the form that she has shown in maidens but market support would speak volumes for her chance of making her handicap bow a winning one. As things stand though, we'll be awarding our vote to Djalalabad.
Poppets Sweetlove 8-1 (9-10) Hampered start, held up, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well final furlong, 3rd of 15, 4 1/2l behind Life's A Whirl (8-10) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug.
Hucking Harkness 14-1 (8-9) Raced far side, led that group throughout, clear that group and led overall over 1f out, ran on well, won at Folkestone 7f hcap (6) sft beating Palais Polaire (8-10) by 2l, 12 ran.
Welcome Releaf 11-2 (9-7) Ridden in rear 4f out, always behind, 7th of 8, 35l behind Gross Prophet (9-13) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Loyal Knight (IRE) 11-2 (9-6) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Space Pirate (8-10) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Tarraburn (USA) 33-1 (9-1) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 16, 19l behind Lilburn (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Aug.
Seasonal Cross 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway on inside entering final furlong, kept on, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Lawton (9-2) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Morocchius (USA) 25-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden over 4f out, headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 14, 22l behind Bluejain (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Djalalabad (FR) 10-1 (9-0) Held up, good headway on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f hcap (6) pol beating Piccolo Diamante (8-9) by 1l, 11 ran.
Mganga 8-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, behind, headway into midfield over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 15, 11l behind Space Pirate (8-10) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Felicia 14-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders halfway, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 8l behind Invincible Lad (9-13) at W'hampton 6f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Astroangel 10-1 (8-11) Mid-division on outside, ridden and effort 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not quicken, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind The Gaikwar (9-0) at Brighton 1m app hcp (6) gd.
La Famiglia 20-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 7l behind Suzi Spends (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m fll hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Al Rayanah 5-1jt-fav (9-3) Went right start, held up, headway over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 15, 5l behind Life's A Whirl (8-10) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug.
Valverde (IRE) 13-2 (9-1) Not much room on inside soon after start, soon in rear, ridden over 2f out, no headway, 11th of 12, 17l behind Sendreni (9-2) at W'hampton 7f hcap (6) pol.
Siena 66-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, rapid headway to lead before halfway, headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, last of 13, 29l behind Shraayef (8-10) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Second Opinion (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 7, 21l behind Pavershooz (9-7) at Catterick 6f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jul.
