towards rear, soon pushed along, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, ridden along halfway, driven to chase winner final furlong
chased leaders to halfway
chased leaders to halfway
prominent, driven 2f out, weakened final furlong
made all, ridden along 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, soon pushed along, ridden along halfway, staying on towards finish
slowly into stride, behind, never dangerous
in touch, ridden along halfway, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
A typically open sprint handicap and where our short list comprises of Morinqua, Frisky Talk, Avertuoso and Tombi, and we take Morinqua to come home in front. James Given's filly is in superb form at present and was only just collared by an Irish raider at Chester last time out. She has plenty of early pace and the others will find her difficult to reel in after she blasts off in front. Frisky Talk is an in form filly from an in form yard and market confidence would be no surprise. She is unusually consistent for a sprint handicapper but appears to be just a shade too high in the weights at present. Avertuoso has a good 2006 until being too highly tried. However, there was plenty of promise from his Thirsk reappearance and is the ground dries out and gets quicker then his chances would be enhanced. Tombi was a 6f winner last time and this is his first try over the minimum, so the market should tell us if there is any confidence there, but without that knowledge Morinqua is the one for us.
Danum Dancer 250-1 (9-0) Led far side group and overall leader, headed 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 22nd of 24, 17l behind Cockney Rebel (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf.
Avertuoso 8-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Daddy Cool (8-1) at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp (3) frm in Apr.
Tombi (USA) 5-4fav (9-3) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well, won at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn (5) gf beating Welsh Auction (9-0) by 4l, 13 ran.
Top Bid 50-1 (8-4) In touch, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Northern Fling (8-9) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Fool Me (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 21l behind Northern Fling (8-9) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Frisky Talk (IRE) 10-3 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 7, 2l behind Goodbye Cash (8-0) at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Morinqua (IRE) 9-2 (8-2) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, caught last strides, 2nd of 8, shd behind City of Tribes (9-5) at Chester 5f 3yo hcp (2) gd.
The Nifty Fox 28-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Daddy Cool (8-1) at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp (3) frm in Apr.
All You Need (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra over 1f out and weakened, 8th of 14, 6l behind Baileys Outshine (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Sept.
Grange Lili (IRE) 18-1 (8-13) Dwelt, outpaced, struggling halfway, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 13l behind Off The Record (8-13) at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp (4) fbs in Apr.
Sea Rover (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Led far side, overall leader, clear 2f out, soon ridden, kept on until headed, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Multitude (8-11) at Newcastle 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Just Joey 40-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Jack Rackham (8-12) at Beverley 5f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
