held up, headway from over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, switched right and headway from over 1f out, led well inside final furlong
slowly into stride in rear, some headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden 3f out, kept on, never dangerous
held up in rear, headway from 3f out, every chance from over 1f out, driven and unable to quicken near finish
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 4f out, never troubled leaders
led 1f, remained in touch, chased leader 4f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
hung right throughout, led after 1f, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on one pace under pressure
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
keen and in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
GRANARY GIRL can land this lowly race, and gets the vote ahead of General Tufto and Chalice Welcome. Granary Girl's three wins in her last six outings, stretching back to last June, make her the most consistent here. Her win at Nottingham last time out was the first time she'd won on her seasonal debut and she is racing off a career high mark. Not for four years has she posted back to back successes, but given the opposition here, she may not have a better chance. General Tufto gives weight away all round racing under a penalty for winning over a mile and a quarter at Beverley last week. That was a scrappy race though, with many racing out of the handicap in a ladies' amateurs race, so not too much should be read into it. It did prove he could handle a different surface though, with his previous four career wins all coming on the Fibresand at Southwell. Chalice Welcome's only win on the turf came in an apprentice handicap, and last time out he was very disappointing. A number of these have ability that's shown only too rarely which is why they're at this level, but for some consistent and recent form in the locker, we'll side with Granary Girl.
General Tufto 12-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and hung left when ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Beverley 1m 2f (5) gd beating Kirstys Lad (9-5) by shd, 12 ran.
Graylyn Ruby (FR) 15-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 9, 13l behind Dechiper (8-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Chalice Welcome 10-1 (11-1) Slowly into stride, keen and held up, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders, 9th of 12, 16l behind Jo'burg (11-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gf.
Rising Force (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, effort 2f out, soon held, last of 13, 9l behind Valdan (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Dragon Slayer (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Dream Of Olwyn (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) fm.
Granary Girl 12-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, just held, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) fm beating Johnston's Baby (9-4) by nk, 10 ran.
New England 17-2 (8-5) Started slowly and towards rear, ridden along over 4f out, never troubled leaders, 9th of 16, 12l behind Red Wine (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Lady Sorcerer 33-1 (8-7) Raced keenly towards rear, some late progress, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 10l behind Colourful Move (8-13) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Wannarock (IRE) 28-1 (8-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, no impression from over 3f out, 6th of 13, 25l behind Kayf Aramis (9-6) at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Stagecoach Emerald 66-1 (8-12) In touch, pushed along over 6f out, soon beaten, 9th of 13, 32l behind Kings Maiden (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Josh You Are 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, outpaced over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 36l behind Bijou Dan (9-12) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Cragganmore Creek 33-1 (10-2) Chased clear leader until over 3f out, weakened entering final 2f, 6th of 12, 11l behind Jo'burg (11-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) gf.
