chased leaders, keen early, not much room over 2f out, ridden and hanging left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
always in rear
held up towards rear, not much room on bend after about 1f, ridden over 4f out, well beaten final 2f
mid-division, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, driven and headed 1f out, held towards finish
steadied from wide draw, always behind
mid-division, not much room on inside over 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on, went 3rd close home
pressed leader, led 1f out, stayed on, driven out
slow to break, held up towards rear, ridden and effort 2f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and brief effort on outside over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
chased leaders, not much room on inside after 1f, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
The first of several compacted handicaps on today’s card. Many are having a first run on Turf, including Eevilynn Drew, Mountain Brave and Glen Force. October’s Brighton winner More Than A Prince is potentially well treated while Tom Dascombe’s pair Brookside Banner, a winner of soft going here on debut, and Sermon are interesting but we’ll take a chance on DICK DATCHERY, who looked useful when scoring at Ayr last season and should do well in handicaps this term.
Dancinginthewoods 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 22 1/4l behind Separate (9-2) at Newbury 7f (3) gd in Sep.
Brookside Banner (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, 15th of 16, 18 1/4l behind Mild Illusion (9-0) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) sft in Nov.
Dick Datchery (IRE) 9-4 (9-9) Hampered start, rear division, headway and ridden over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Romantic Vision (9-6) at Catterick 6f stks (5) gf in Sep.
Eevilynn Drew 16-1 (9-9) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Rhubarb Bikini (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Mountain Brave 8-1 (9-5) Led 2f, tracked leader, driven to lead again over 1f out, ridden out inside final 100 yards, kept on, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Dream Game (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Where's Mick (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Chased leaders far side of group, went 2nd over 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, just outpaced close home, 3rd of 12, 1/4l behind Splendidly (9-5) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Glen Force (IRE) Evensfav (9-2) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, took 3rd towards finish, no impression, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Dulas (9-2) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Breath Of Joy 11-1 (9-4) Tracked leader over 2f, handy 3rd on inside, went 2nd inside final 2f, every chance inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Dance Fever (9-11) at Kempton 7f (4) pol in Nov.
Beauty Choice 7-1 (9-5) Prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 13, nk behind Magnetised (9-5) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (5) hvy in Oct.
Skontonovski 33-1 (8-6) Held up, always behind, 17th of 20, 17l behind King's Lynn (8-9) at Doncaster 7f stks (2) gf in Sep.
More Than A Prince 11-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Brighton 7f (5) gs in Oct beating Awesome Gary (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Sermon (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Ainsdale (9-5) at Nottingham 5f (4) hvy in Oct.
