tracked leaders, headway to lead after 3rd, drew clear approaching 2 out, ridden out flat
held up and behind, close up 5th, outpaced when hit 3 out, soon beaten
led to after 3rd, chased winner to 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next
held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, ridden to go 2nd between last 2, kept on flat
chased leaders to 7th, weakened 3 out, soon tailed off
mistakes, chased leader to after 3rd, reminders and lost touch 5th, behind when pulled up after next
held up in touch, chased winner 6th, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last
It is hard to oppose La Perrotine, who should easily take care of Farne Isle and Clichy. Howard Johnson's five-year-old has gone from strength to strength, winning three out of her four races this season. The second of those victories was gained at the expense of today's rival Farne Isle, who went down by three and a half lengths. He is much better off at the weights with the selection, but whereas La Perrotine has improved, Farne Isle has been very disappointing and may find it very difficult to reverse the form. Clichy hails from the in form Sue Smith stable and has shown a modicum of ability. She is open to some improvement and may sneak into the places. Primitive Poppy and Nobody's Perfect look best of the remainder, but La Perrotine is the class act here and is taken to oblige.
La Perrotine (FR) 5-6fav Tracked leaders, led 3 out, soon clear, very easily, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f nh nov hdl (E) sft in Jan beating Dewasentah by 8l, 10 ran.
Farne Isle 9-1 Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, no impression after, 4th of 12, 15l behind Dancing Pearl at Doncaster 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) gd.
Clichy 14-1 Led, headed after 5th, remained prominent, mistake and led briefly 3 out, weakening when hit last, 8th of 18, 16l behind Simply Mystic at Huntingdon 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (D) gd in Dec.
Nobodys Perfect (IRE) 33-1 Mid-division, ridden and weakened from 3 out, 6th of 7, well behind Golden Odyssey at Musselburgh 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (E) gd in Jan.
Primitive Poppy 28-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 3rd of 9, 34l behind Lennon at Musselburgh 2m nhf (H) gd in Feb.
Spot In Time 66-1 Held up towards rear, hit 7th when weakening, pulled up before 3 out pulled up 3 out in race won by Mckelvey at Newcastle 3m mdn hdl (F) hvy in Feb, 8 ran.
My Sunshine (IRE) 20-1 Always behind, 8th of 14, 22l behind I Got Rhythm at Catterick 2m sll hdl (G) gd.
