held up in rear, steady headway on inside, tracking leaders approaching 3 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, lost 2nd final 100 yards
chased leaders on outside, hit 5th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened next, left poor 4th at the last
held up in last pair, headway approaching 5th, pushed along in 5th place after next, rallied after 3 out, 3rd between last 2, plugged on into 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner
chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, clear next, easily
tracked leaders until pushed along before 5th, ridden and weakened before next, tailed off
led until 5th, chased leader, pushed along before 3 out where still every chance, soon ridden, weakened between last 2, 4th and beaten when fell last
chased leaders until lost place before 4th, soon ridden and behind, rallied disputing poor 5th when hampered last, plugged on into 4th run-in
chased leader, led 5th until approaching 3 out, weakened before next
MISTY MAI showed improved form when chasing home Fille Des Champs at Ffos Las. There is no reason why she shouldn’t again finish ahead of At First Light and Culture De Sivola and Dai Rees’ mare can go one better today. Shaama Grise was only headed close home here last month on her first run for David Pipe and is probably the danger, though Atlanta Ablaze has come up against useful opposition since scoring at Ludlow in the autumn. Hidden Identity had useful form a couple of years ago but she’s now an 11-year-old, though her comeback third at Lingfield wasn’t a bad effort considering the circumstances.
Hidden Identity (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, still plenty to do when headway on inside before 2 out, went 3rd before the last, one pace and no impression run-in, 3rd of 8, 7 3/4l behind Jaleo (11-12) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Atlanta Ablaze 20-1 (11-0) Held up, headway after 4 out, outpaced before 2 out, kept on flat, no impression, 4th of 6, 8 3/4l behind Colin's Sister (11-0) at Haydock 2m 3f lst (1) sft in Dec.
Culture De Sivola (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Fille Des Champs (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Shaama Grise (FR) 5-2 (11-11) Mid-division, close 3rd when in view at the 3rd, led 3 out, headed flat, held close home, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Bobble Boru (11-0) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Loves Destination 6-1 (11-8) In rear, pushed along 4th, soon in rear, pulled up after 6th, at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Bells On Sunday 9-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, lost place 7 out, pushed along before 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
At First Light 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, lost place before 5 out, 4th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Fille Des Champs (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Misty Mai (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Led, headed before 5th, chased leader, kept on and held run-in, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Fille Des Champs (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
