slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages
always prominent, hard driven over 1f out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well
slowly into stride, struggling halfway, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
very slowly away, always behind
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never able to challenge
held up, never dangerous
A very modest handicap with Robert Cowell, Christine Dunnett and John Jenkins complicating matters by all fielding two runners. The latter’s OSCARS JOURNEY gets a tentative vote given he’s not been beaten far on Southwell’s fibresand in two runs this year and races off a lower mark today - the booking of Silvestre De Sousa is another positive. Stablemate Only Ten Per Cent also has a squeak and Strictly Carter is only 2lb higher than when scoring at Wolverhampton in February. Chelmsford runner-up Hurricane Alert has yet to manage a victory in 23 attempts.
Only Ten Per Cent (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Jacob's Pillow (9-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Strictly Carter 5-2fav (10-0) Raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Bogsnog (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Oscars Journey 12-1 (9-4) Prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed entering final furlong, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Jacob's Pillow (9-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Hurricane Alert 20-1 (8-7) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Roy's Legacy (9-1) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Humour (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 12, 12 1/2l behind Bounty Pursuit (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Give Us A Belle (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Jacob's Pillow (9-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Edith Weston 20-1 (8-12) Very slowly away, always behind, last of 9, 12 3/4l behind Teepee Time (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Chandresh 16-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Times In Anatefka (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Rojina (IRE) 100-1 (9-8) Held up in touch, outpaced halfway, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 13 1/2l behind Jumira Bridge (9-2) at Brighton 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.