held up in touch, driven and weakened 2f out
prominent, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
led, headed halfway, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on
held up in touch, effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
outpaced
chased leaders, weakened halfway
chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace final 2f
with leaders, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, outpaced, headway on the stand rail over 1f out, nearest finish
An open-looking maiden can go the way of newcomer Coleorton Dagger, with Ronnie Howe, Le Masque and My Drop looking the best of those with racecourse experience. The selection represents a stable in-form and as a half-sister to the smart Coleorton Dancer, she must be feared on her racecourse debut if the betting speaks in her favour. An inside draw should also make life easier, and with the in-from Neil Callan on-board she must have leading claims. Of obvious interest is Bryan Smart's Le Masque who has the best form to date. However, he has surely had enough chances now after eight attempts so is passed over once again, whilst Ronnie Howe is win-less in seven so is equally hard to fancy. In his favour is that he has the speed for this minimum trip and after a break of 114 days he makes his all-weather debut. If handling the surface he should go close. My Drop has just had the one run so far and so is entitled to improve on his average debut, however the drop in trip doesn't appear to be ideal. Therefore we will return to Kevin Ryan's newcomer Coleorton Dagger to prove sharp enough and land the spoils.
Animated 10-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and weakened 3f out, 6th of 7, 21l behind Regal Riband (8-12) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.
Le Masque 15-8fav (8-8) Led, hung left over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Rosa de Mi Corazon (8-6) at Southwell 6f mdn stk (5) fbs.
My Drop (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Iron Pearl (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Dec.
Ronnie Howe 9-2 (9-3) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, staying on when hampered last 50 yards, 3rd of 9, 2l behind The Nifty Fox (9-3) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Stoneacre Donny (IRE) Lend A Hand colt, brother to 7f winner Stoneacre Fred, half-brother to numerous winners up to 2m and over jumps.
Betty Oxo 150-1 (8-12) Dwelt, keen and always in rear, last of 10, 32l behind Great Explorer (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol.
Bonny Scotland (IRE) 25-1 (7-10) Keen, led over 5f out to over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, well behind Homes By Woodford (9-2) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Coleorton Dagger Daggers Drawn filly, half-sister to multiple 5f-6f winner Coleorton Dancer.
Glen Avon Girl (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 13, 5l behind Gentle Guru (9-0) at Warwick 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) sft in Oct.
Splendidio 10-3fav (8-7) Towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not troubled leaders, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind River Prince (8-5) at Lingfield 6f 3yo sll (6) pol.
Topflightcoolracer Lujain filly, half-sister to 2 winners between 6f & 1m1f.
