made virtually all, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
hampered start, mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
went right start, behind, ridden and headway well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
in touch, ridden and outpaced when hung left 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden and effort to chase winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
behind and soon outpaced, never dangerous
went right start, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
hung left throughout, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, no impression final furlong
slowly into stride and went right start, always behind
dwelt, in rear, ridden and outpaced when edged left 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure, chased winner inside final furlong
always behind
After just two starts TELL ME A STORY looks well treated on her handicap bow and the progressive filly is our choice to finish ahead of the on-form Newbury Street and Bryan Smart's Besty. The selection built on a highly promising debut to dump her maiden's tag at the second attempt. In doing so she beat a subsequent winner and with that win coming off a mark of 77 the pick's own rating of 72 looks on the light side especially with more improvement expected. Newbury Street capped a progressive run of form by winning over distance at Wolverhampton last time. He's up five pounds for that run but should still be competitive off his revised mark. Besty has shown mild progression in three attempts and while we can expect another improved effort he's not obviously well weighted. Schoolboy Champ was second, albeit well held, off this mark last time so should be in the mix again but Tell Me A Story looks light in the weights and can score on her first start in these ranks.
Living It Large (FR) 13-2 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 10l behind Bahraj (8-3) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Tell Me A Story 7-2 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, won at Beverley 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (5) gf in Jul beating Dance For Julie (8-11) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Schoolboy Champ 22-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-divisionb and off the pace, headway halfway, chased leaders 2f out, ridden and kept on in to 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with easy winner, 2nd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Poppy N'penny (9-1) at Windsor 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Besty 22-1 (9-3) Chased leading pair, ridden to chase winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Racy (9-3) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Russian Davis (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Pulled hard, held up until rapid headway to join leaders 5f out, went 2nd inside final 3f, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Be A Devil (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Newbury Street 7-4fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, headway on inside to lead well over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep beating Kilt Rock (9-5) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Silver Socks 5-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 22l behind Amitola (8-12) at Ayr 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Lieu Day Louie (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 12, 13l behind Durham Express (9-1) at Redcar 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Sep.
Sydney Bridge 14-1 (7-10) With leaders to 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 17, 9l behind Vito Volterra (8-9) at Redcar 7f 2yo clm (6) gf.
Thinking 9-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, headway halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 5l behind Heslington (9-7) at Southwell 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Sep.
High Resolution 16-1 (8-3) Mid-division on outside, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 9l behind Wild Rose (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Ya Boy Sir (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Slowly away, recovered into mid-division after 2f, headway over 2f out, went 3rd well over 1f out, no impression, 3rd of 11, 10l behind Durham Reflection (8-8) at Musselburgh 7f 2yo sll (6) gd in Sep.
Kristen Jane (USA) 13-2 (8-4) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 9, 5l behind Bossy Kitty (9-3) at Ayr 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Charity Fair 33-1 (7-12) Slowly into stride, switched right soon after start, soon pushed along, never near leaders, 12th of 17, 19l behind Fantastic Pick (9-5) at Redcar 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Ochilview Warrior (IRE) 150-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced halfway, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 14l behind Horseradish (8-11) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft.
Maiwand 150-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 27l behind Silent Secret (9-0) at Beverley 7f 2yo stks (5) gf in Sep.
