held up in rear, headway 2 out, soon ridden, led flat, driven out
with leader, weakened after last
tracked leaders, weakened approaching 2 out
tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed approaching last, one pace flat
in touch, weakened approaching 2 out
led to 3 out, weakened approaching last
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, led approaching last, headed flat, no extra towards finish
FAIRYLAND is narrowly preferred over Well Disguised and I'm Delilah. The selection has finished second on her last four starts but she doesn't have a suspect attitude and she quite simply bumped into a decent rival on her latest run. She had some decent sorts behind her that day and this ex-German raider is taken to win her first race in Britain. Well Disguised won over this course and distance last time out and the ground conditions are a big plus for her as she will relish the cut. She faces her toughest assignment to date here but she is a progressive sort and she could go well. I'm Delilah ran well when chasing home Calcutta Cup at Musselburgh last time and this is only her third start for Ferdy Murphy so there could be more to come. Moonlight Music is another who will relish the ground but it was only a weak contest she won last time out and Fairyland is preferred as the selection.
Fairyland (GER) 3-1jt-fav (10-7) Mid-division, headway under pressure after 3 out, driven to chase leaders 2 out, disputing 2nd last, took 2nd run-in, but no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Micheal Flips (11-8) at Kempton 2m nov hdl (2) gd in Dec.
Overbranch 10-1 (11-0) Led to 2nd, prominent, mistakes 4th and 8th, pushed along 12th, weakened 13th, 4th of 8, 37l behind Shatabdi (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mrs nov chs (4) gs in Dec.
Heavenly Chorus 10-1 (11-3) Led to 2 out, weakened last, 8th of 15, 28l behind Chaim (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Dec.
Moonlight Music (IRE) 2-1fav (10-3) In touch, led 2 out, soon clear, won at Uttoxeter 2m nov sll hdl (5) hvy beating Gouranga (10-5) by 16l, 18 ran.
Well Disguised (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway after 5th, led after 3 out, clear last, stayed on well, pushed out, won at Doncaster 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Jan beating Grand Article (11-6) by 4 1/2l, 18 ran.
Smarties Party 14-1 (10-3) In touch, not much room on inside and switched right soon after 2 out, staying on same pace when hit last, kept on flat, 5th of 16, 7l behind Awesome George (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Jan.
I'm Delilah 9-2 (10-11) Mid-division, smooth headway and close up 3 out, soon ridden, kept on flat, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Calcutta Cup (11-11) at Musselburgh 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
