with leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed, no extra over 1f out
held up, effort on inside over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous
chased leaders, ran green, ridden, led approaching final furlong, ran on
pulled hard, led 5f out, ridden, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen, led, headed 5f out, ridden to lead again briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear
In a tricky seller Alittleriskie shades the vote ahead of maybe Heart And Hand and Aggbag. Alittleriskie at least knows how to win a race of this nature and, despite being turned out again quickly following a heavy going flop, has to be considered. However, with the likes of Cheshire Prince, Champagne Perry, Aggbag and Mum's Memories all dropping down to this level for the first time today, we are involved in a bit of a guessing game with regard to finding the winner. Further spice is added by the fact that Brian Meehan debuts Heart And Hand in a seller, while another debutante, Marist Madame, could not be ruled out of things on breeding. Finally, Baytown Paika showed speed for a long way last time but might be vulnerable over this longer trip. As we say, it's tricky but we will stick with the possibly appropriately named Alittleriskie.
Alittleriskie (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 10l behind Mollyanko (8-1) at Chepstow 6f 2yo sll (6) hvy.
Aggbag 6-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, lost place 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 10l behind Fathom Five (8-10) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs.
Champagne Perry 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 10, 15l behind Juan Bol (9-3) at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn aut (7) pol.
Cheshire Prince 66-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, 14th of 15, 12l behind Captain Marvelous (9-3) at Chester 5f 2yo mdn (2) gf.
Mum's Memories 7-1 (8-11) Chased leaders to halfway, 8th of 10, 9l behind Everymanforhimself (8-9) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Apr.
Put It On The Card 20-1 (9-2) Outpaced throughout, 8th of 10, 14l behind Granny Peel (8-7) at W'hampton 5f 2yo clm (6) pol.
Heart And Hand (IRE) Bertolini filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 2m and over hurdles.
Marist Madame Tomba filly out of an unraced mare.