led, pushed along edged left and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
dwelt tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
close up in 4th, pushed along 3f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead and edged left approaching final furlong, ran on
ACHNAMARA (NAP) placed again when third over a shorter trip in novice company here. Pedigree suggests he’ll thrive over middle-distances and he should go close for the Charlie and Mark Johnston yard on his handicap debut. State Legend and Night Glass are others upped in distance though the latter was beaten in a handicap at Kempton last month while Themoonsaballoon could only manage fifth over 1m2f at Chelmsford last time.
Achnamara 5-1 (9-5) Led until inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon outpaced, plugged on into 3rd post, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Falling Shadow (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Night Glass (IRE) 2-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, soon racing keenly, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Park Street (9-8) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Dec.
Themoonsaballoon 9-2 (9-0) Went right start, led over 8f out, steadied pace 7f out, quickened pace over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Lady Labelle (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (4) pol in Dec.
State Legend (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Led, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4 3/4l behind Symbol Of Light (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
