always prominent, led before 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra and lost 2nd near finish
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden and effort between last 2, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd near finish
in touch, headway 2 out, led approaching last, ridden and stayed on flat
raced keenly mid-division, headway to lead 4th, headed 7th, soon well behind
chased leaders, lost place 4th, soon well behind
behind, outpaced 3 out, never on terms
mid-division, headway 6th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened quickly next
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 7th, headed before 3 out, ridden next, weakened approaching last
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, kept on between last 2, no impression
chased leaders, lost place 5th, behind from next
held up behind, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
Overbranch will be popular here along with Falcon's Tribute and Blast The Past, and preference is for Falcon's Tribute. Peter Beaumont's amre was not stopping when going clear by eight lengths in winning at Hexham last time for what was a surprise victory. Certain to start at much shorter odds here, the extra half mile may well bring about further improvement, and with the ground conditions similar she is taken to score. Overbranch is another who could improve for a step up in trip and stayed on strongly up the Towcester hill last time to record a head success. However, she has gone up a stone for that success and today's task is therefore plenty tough enough. Blast The Past has previously been tried over c&d and was staying on when unseating, so after a nice pipe opener recently, she is definitely worth another try at the trip and can go very well. Thehonourablelady flopped at Fakenham last week and may again struggle under a penalty, and Apsara may be a better bet, but we are going to side with Falcon's Tribute.
Overbranch 8-1 (10-10) Chased leader, led 3rd, headed 5th, ridden after 3 out, rallied flat to lead close home, won at Towcester 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Oct beating Maggie Mathias (10-5) by a hd, 9 ran.
Blast The Past 6-1 (11-1) Held up, headway from 3 out, not clear run briefly approaching 2 out, stayed on flat, 2nd of 18, 1 1/2l behind Jam Packed (11-10) at Towcester 2m amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
Thehonourablelady 7-2 (11-6) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden and weakened next, 5th of 13, 29l behind Yellow Flag (10-11) at Fakenham 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
So Cloudy 20-1 (11-1) Raced keenly, went prominent when hit 2nd, ridden after 4th, weakened after next, 6th of 7, 37l behind Twist Bookie (11-5) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Dolly Dagger (IRE) (12-0) 2nd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Charlottes Webb (12-0) at Maralin 3m ire ptp gf in Oct.
Falcon's Tribute (IRE) 28-1 (10-3) Held up in touch, headway 5th, led 2 out, soon clear, comfortably, won at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf beating Schinken Otto (10-8) by 8l, 16 ran.
Rocknest Island (IRE) 9-1 (10-2) Mid-division, ridden approaching 4 out, one pace from 2 out, 6th of 18, 7l behind Wee Bertie (10-13) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Alpha Juliet (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 7th, ridden and no extra 2 out, 4th of 14, 6l behind Alfadora (11-1) at Plumpton 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
