held up mid-division, pushed along over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leader, soon led, pushed along 2f out, son headed, kept on same pace
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
led, soon headed, regained lead 2f out, kept on well
very slowly away, always behind
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
slowly away, behind, effort over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
Canford Belle ran a nice race at Newcastle behind Table Manners on Saturday evening and a similar effort here would certainly see her on the premises. Schottische produced a surprise with a long-odds success at Southwell recently and has definite claims of a follow-up as he is already a course and distance winner here and jockey David Parkes has been among the winners in recent weeks. Pivotal Dream came good at the 30th time of asking over course and distance recently and it will be interesting to see if that victory has buoyed his confidence. Bassino is a likely improver after only a handful of runs but the choice is SIMPLY CLEVER. He is not the most consistent but is useful enough at this level on a going day. Tom Eaves, who partnered him to his sole success to date, is back in the plate.
Schottische 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, closed 3f out, switched right just inside 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan beating General Tufto (8-13) by 3 1/4l, 12 ran.
Simply Clever 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, led 8f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner well inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Deftera Lad (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Frap 16-1 (8-12) Dwelt outpaced, last of 11, 14 1/4l behind Born To Finish (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Bassino (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Gabrial The Thug (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Celtic Artisan (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Close up, outpaced over 2f out, 8th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Pickett's Charge (9-8) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Canford Belle 12-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, challenged over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Table Manners (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Cold Fusion (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Broke well, mid-division, pushed along and struggling over 5f out, no impression after, 6th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Schottische (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Rising Sunshine (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Midnight Mood (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Caius College Girl (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Not much room start, soon switched left and headway to go prominent over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 18 3/4l behind Magic Mirror (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Les Gar Gan (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, no headway, 10th of 12, 17l behind Magic Mirror (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hymn For The Dudes 10-3 (9-3) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Gabrial The Thug (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Fire Empress 25-1 (8-11) Held up, headway on outside over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, eased, last of 10, 20 3/4l behind Ferryview Place (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Pivotal Dream (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, 3rd and driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (7) pol in Jan beating Lutine Charlie (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
