towards rear, ridden 4f out, never near leaders
raced wide in touch, ridden over 6f out, outpaced over 3f out, kept on under strong pressure from over 1f out
led over 8f out, soon clear, ridden, headed over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong
pulled hard, led, headed over 8f out, chased leader until 4f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden 4f out, some headway 3f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, chased clear leader 4f out, led over 2f out, soon clear, eased inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong
held up towards rear, wide, ridden, headway 2f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden, headway 4f out, weakened 2f out
Bret Maverick is the pick over Fairly Honest and Rainbow Flame, with Book Of Facts and Bubbly Girl others to consider. Most of these have yet to show any worthwhile form, but Bret Maverick is at least going the right way judged on his latest effort in similar company at Ripon a fortnight ago, and this better ground should enable John Weymes's charge to get losses back. Fairly Honest takes a slight drop in class, and with Seb Sanders booked, will be a popular choice, but his bare form is nothing out of the ordinary. Rainbow Flame has been tried in a visor and blinkers without success and is probably a slow maturing sort, while Book Of Facts has lost his form completely since a promising win on the all-weather last November. Of the remainder, Bubbly Girl is just starting to get the hang of things, but all in all, in a poor race to put before the seaside crowd, Bret Maverick holds all the aces.
Book of Facts (FR) 33-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden 3f out and weakened, last of 9, 11l behind Just Bond (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jun.
Bret Maverick (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon outpaced, kept on to chase winner final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Danalova (8-7) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo sll (6) hvy.
Fairly Honest 9-2 (9-1) Keen, in touch, ridden to chase winner briefly over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Bronze Star (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m 2f clm (6) gf.
Rainbow Flame 16-1 (8-10) In touch until lost place over 4f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind They All Laughed (9-10) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
All Talk 100-1 (7-11) Took keen hold towards rear, some late headway, never on terms, 7th of 12, 11l behind Converti (8-9) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gf.
Bubbly Girl 5-1 (8-6) Keen, held up, headway on outer 3f out, slightly hampered 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Red Current (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm (5) pol.
Coppergirl (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Always behind, never on terms, 9th of 13, 8l behind Muhannak (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Elizabeth Garrett 50-1 (7-11) Dwelt, always behind, 10th of 11, 11l behind Doctor Ned (7-13) at Folkestone 7f 3yo sll hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Lady Pickpocket 25-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 12l behind Surprise Pension (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Noddledoddle (IRE) 100-1 (8-0) Always behind, 13th of 14, 18l behind Celtic Mill (9-0) at Newmarket 5f stk (3) gd.
Alice Howe 33-1 (8-2) Always behind, last of 10, 31l behind Pret A Porter (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo clm (5) pol in Dec.
