held up, ridden and headway approaching 2f out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed and kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not reach leaders
chased leader 4f, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
keen, chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, rallied and led again inside final furlong
led, cleared over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
soon close up, ridden and weakened over 3f out, soon eased
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
A competitive race to complete the card here and we will take My Princess to see off Al Rayanah, Whistleupthewind and My Lovely Lady. The selection has shown signs of a return to form just lately and is 7lb lower than when winning for the last time in August of last year. Clearly this is a very handy mark, she gets the trip well and a repeat of her Newmarket effort last time out would probably be good enough. Al Rayanah took a Nottingham seller last time out and races from the same mark here. She is 4lb better off for three-quarters of a length with Whistleupthewind when that rival beat her over c&d last month and strictly on the book is capable of reversing that form. The latter was subsequently well beaten when the handicapper revised his assessment of her abilities and she will need to do better now, while My Lovely Lady can be competitive off this mark but may just find one or two too good. One of those is expected to be My Princess, who gets the vote.
My Princess (IRE) 5-2fav (9-2) Led, headed after 2f, remained in touch, ridden and every chance from 2f out, stayed on, 2nd of 11, nk behind Fasylitator (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
My Lovely Lady (IRE) 8-1 (7-10) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 6, 3 1/2l behind Caressed (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 3yo hcp (3) gf.
Bavarica 10-1 (8-4) Mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, 4th of 9, 4l behind Star Magnitude (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Al Rayanah 7-2fav (8-10) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on, won at Nottingham 1m 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf beating Priorina (9-8) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Baileys Polka 50-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, and weakened quickly over 1f out, 9th of 11, 16l behind Odessa Star (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Life's A Whirl 16-1 (8-7) Raced centre, led and overall leader, headed over 4f out, chased leader after, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Blue Trojan (9-10) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-80 (4) frm.
Whistleupthewind 13-2 (8-6) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Robema (9-7) at Haydock 1m 3yo fll hcp (5) gf.
Snake Skin 16-1 (8-2) Started slowly, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 6l behind Odessa Star (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
