tracked leader, led 8th, pressed 2 out, soon shaken up, kept on strongly
tracked leaders, blundered 6th, chased winner from 8th, pushed along before 2 out, every chance 2 out, kept on and always well held by winner
led to 8th, lost place 10th, weakened 5 out
ANNIE MC proved 4l too good for If You Say Run when the pair clashed at Wincanton on Boxing Day but the latter is weighted to gain revenge here on 11lb better terms. However, Annie Mc impressed that day and has since looked good when scoring at Wetherby. The Nicholls runner may well be better suited by going left-handed on her revenge mission but we'll stay with the topweight who has looked the more natural fencer of the pair. Tinctoria has a proverbial mountain to climb to trouble the aforementioned duo
Annie Mc (IRE) 5-4fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, led approaching omitted 2 out, ran on strongly, won at Wetherby 2m 3f (4) sft in Jan beating Alsa Mix (11-6) by 4l, 4 ran.
If You Say Run (IRE) 1-2fav (11-5) Jumped left most of way, led, headed 2 out, soon ridden, readily outpaced approaching last, no match for winner flat, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Annie Mc (11-0) at Wincanton 2m 4f (3) hvy in Dec.
Tinctoria 50-1 (10-7) Jumped left, chased winner to 4th, tailed off from 7th, fell last, at Hereford 2m (3) sft in Dec.
