behind, never on terms
led after 1f, made left, ridden well over 1f out, all out
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish
pushed along in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
pushed along in touch, until weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
held up, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
The penultimate event on the card should see Tickle make a bold bid to open her account against the tough Barrantes, the Milton Bradley pair Juwwi and Full Spate, and Majik in a wide open affair. Tickle was found to have mucus in her lungs after finishing fourth here 12 months ago, a race in which she gave weight to the three in front of her. Although better suited by more cut in the ground, there was a lot to like about her return to action at Lingfield when outpaced by the fitter Tychy over five furlongs. Back over her best trip, Peter Makin's mare can go in at a decent price. Barrantes will have lots of supporters after some promising efforts this term, but is going up the weights, and a bigger threat may be Full Spate who showed his best form for some time when an unlucky in running third at Doncaster. He looks the best of Milton Bradley's pair, while Majik should be prominent, after a fair effort at Wolverhampton. Woodbury let us down last time and is passed over, so we return to Tickle to have the last laugh if you'll pardon the pun.
