chased leaders, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace
prominent, led just inside 2f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on
soon led, ridden and headed just inside 3f out, weakened
bumped start, chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, hung right close home
bumped start, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
with leader, led inside 3f out, headed inside 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden to lead inside final furlong, hung left, ran on well, ridden out
A tough race to call with none of them exactly in sensational form and we will tentatively aside with Only If I Laugh to get the better of Parallel Lines and Rehia. The selection is the first string of a pair of Brian Meehan-trained runners here and has a clear chances at the weights. Beaten in seven successive runs since landing a Chepstow nursery last September, he has his favoured fast ground and is capable of going very well off this mark. Parallel Lines was slightly one-paced at Lingfield over six furlongs last month but is capable of better over shorter and also goes well here and on firm ground. Nevertheless he has a fair bit to find and a place looks his best chance. Rehia posted her best effort for some time after a drop in the weights at Brighton last time, but the same applies to John Hills' filly, while conditions are in place for a good run from Cut And Dried, who is not favoured at the weights but may still be good enough to make the frame in this class. For the winner though, we return to Only If I Laugh.
