raced wide, pulled hard, headway to lead after 2f, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
very slowly away, patiently ridden in rear, switched right and headway on outside 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead near finish
keen, led at steady pace, headed and hampered 8f out, restrained to 4th, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outer approaching 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final 50 yards
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
raced wide close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Shaheer is the most consistent and gets the nod ahead of Hawk Arrow and Keisha Kayleigh. The lady riders take to the stage here and with Shaheer being a straightforward ride, Emily Jones must have a good chance of adding to her tally. Hawk Arrow finished a good second last time out but the drop in trip today won't be in his favour and whilst he'll be staying on, the race may be over by then. Keisha Kayleigh didn't stay the trip when last seen but now dropping in trip warrants plenty of respect for her in-form stable, whilst Augustine is consistent but hasn't won for 18 races and in blinkers for just the third time, he must be opposed. Topiary Ted will need to bounce back fro ma below par last run in order to trouble the judge today, so with that in mind we will return to the consistent Shaheer as the selection.
Augustine 7-1 (9-4) Behind, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Musango (8-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (5) pol.
Topiary Ted 5-1 (8-6) Chased leader, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 7l behind Harare (7-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Viable 8-1 (9-6) Led, clear over 6f out, ridden along over 2f out, headed 1f out, soon beaten, 8th of 11, 9l behind Air Biscuit (9-8) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Sept.
Hawk Arrow (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Started slowly, headway to chase leaders 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Musango (8-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (5) pol.
Shaheer (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, hard pressed final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 13, shd behind King After (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Keisha Kayleigh (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Melvino (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Sunny Afternoon 9-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 11l behind White Bear (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb '06.
