prominent, soon pushed along, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, chased along to go mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
reared at stalls, slow to start, always behind
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, not quicken and stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon behind
mid-division, pushed along halfway, ran on final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
made all, quickened over 1f out, driven clear final furlong
held up, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Smiddy Hill has shown enough placed form so far to warrant support, with Tagula Bay, Gogetter Girl and Katie Boo also expected to make their presence felt. To be honest, nothing stands out from the rest but Smiddy Hill must be in the shake-up if she repeats the level of form that she has shown in three runs so far. Robin Bastiman's filly has tried to make all on two occasions, the most recent being over today's course and distance a fortnight ago in class D company. The drop in grade is in her favour and similar tactics may this time pay off. Gogetter Girl is the most experienced in the field but gave her best showing on softish ground at Warwick a while back and may be outpaced here, while Katie Boo was a little unlucky in running on her Musselburgh debut and is another to consider. Tagula Bay faded when put over six furlongs at Redcar last time and so a better effort is expected now and she looks the best of Tim Easterby's pair. It is not an event to get too worked up about, but Smiddy Hill gets the vote.
