led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, led for 1f, prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders, hung left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
soon chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on until headed well inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and no impression when hung left final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always behind
held up mid-division, no impression when hung left over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, chased leaders and hung left over 1f out, unable to quicken
behind, stayed on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden approaching final furlong, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
SOUL MURMUR has been given a chance by the assessor and can take advantage today, with To Be Or Not To Be and Follow The Flag among the dangers. The Frank Sheridan-trained selection has decent enough form at both this trip and a mile and reappears after a seven month winter break. After one abortive attempt on Dundalk's Polytrack it could be argued that he does have to prove himself on this surface, but he goes pretty well when fresh and he has his best chance of a win yet. To Be Or Not To Be will be popular with punters after winning both here and at Kempton over the winter. He has also got to overcome a break, admittedly shorter, but the handicapper may now have him. Wing Play may also be suffering the same fate, although he looks likely to be very competitive from a BHA mark of 70 and he does like it here. Follow The Flag was a 9f winner here last month, but looks weighted up to the hilt and also races over a trip shorter than his optimum, so we'll take him on today. Gazboolou remains on a decent enough mark. He acts well at Kempton and didn't do badly on his only start here, so he has some form of claim, while Sew'n'so Character has never won on an artificial surface and would probably want an easier task than this to do so. Soul Murmur is taken to score.
Soul Murmur (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 16, 6l behind Clever Millie (8-13) at Gowran Park 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn gd in Sep.
Call For Liberty (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Always behind, 12th of 13, 11l behind Minority Report (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f hcap (4) gd in Sep.
Greystoke Prince 20-1 (8-11) Held up behind mid-division, lost touch well over 2f out, soon in rear, and eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 9, 30l behind Obe Royal (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Papillio (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up, ridden over 1f out, not troubled leaders, just kept on one pace, 7th of 9, 6l behind Obe Royal (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Gazboolou 10-3 (9-1) Tracked leaders, led after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out, one pace and lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Highly Regal (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Ghost Dancer 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, never reached leaders, 6th of 13, 9l behind It's A Dream (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Follow The Flag (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 3l behind Smarty Socks (9-12) at Doncaster 7f ldy hcp (4) gf.
Guildenstern (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) In touch, and effort approaching 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 8l behind Grey Boy (9-4) at Kempton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Wing Play (IRE) 7-4fav (8-13) Took keen hold, in touch, ridden 2f out, no headway over 1f out , weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 9l behind Gold Express (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
To Be Or Not To Be 15-8fav (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Indian Diva (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) fbs in Jan.
Sew'n'so Character (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Behind, stayed on steadily from 2f out, took 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Grey Boy (9-4) at Kempton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Campli (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Towards rear, effort over 3f, never troubled leaders, 7th of 11, 10l behind Smarty Socks (9-12) at Doncaster 7f ldy hcp (4) gf.
