prominent, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden over 3f out, no progress and weakened
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 5f out, effort 2f out, stayed on same pace
pulled hard in mid-division, stayed on final 2f, not pace to challenge
always behind
led after 1f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, smooth headway to lead well over 1f out, soon clear, easily
started slowly, soon in touch, hampered 5f out, soon lost place and in rear, tailed off over 2f out
towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd final furlong, nearest finish
held up mid-division, lost place over 4f out, tailed off over 2f out
Plausabelle has been profitable to follow and can reel off yet another win at the expense of Fisby, Fuel Cell and Jakarmi to name but three. A few of these have posted imminent signs of improvement of late, but Plausabelle has already caught the winning bug, and with Richard Quinn in the saddle, she can defy another rise in the handicap. Tony Carroll's filly opened her account off a rating of just 48 on the all-weather at Wolverhampton in January, and since then has won three of her next five starts, the latest coming off a mark of 63 at Lingfield. The handicapper cannot nail her at present as she just seems to do enough, and as she will have no problem staying the longer trip here, we reckon that she will have little difficulty in gaining her first turf success. Fisby has to carry more weight than the selection, and although he has wins on the all-weather to his credit, he was easily brushed aside last time at Southwell. Fuel Cell tried tried to make all at Lingfield and could only finish third, so he has it to do at the weights, and in any case is there to be picked off by Plausabelle. Jakarmi showed plenty of courage when eventually fading into third behind True Companion at Nottingham and should go well, while Sachin, who was ahead of Fisby last time, may be another to consider for place purposes. The one that they all have to beat though is Plausabelle.
Fuel Cell (IRE) 10-1 Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 2l behind My Pension at Lingfield 1m 2f stk (E3) pol in Mar.
Uig 7-2 Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Mambina at Epsom 1m 2f 3yo mdn (F3) gd in Oct.
Fisby 5-2jt-fav Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, soon one pace, 5th of 10, 6l behind Sir Haydn at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp pol.
Smoothly Does It 25-1 Behind, headway approaching final furlong, kept on, never nearer, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Burgundy at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Plausabelle 7-1 Behind, good headway from 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led post, won at Lingfield 1m hcp pol beating Whitgift Rock by a shd, 12 ran.
Jakarmi 14-1 Led 1f, chased leader, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 10, 10l behind True Companion at Nottingham 1m 2f stk sft.
Day One 11-1 Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, not much room over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 7l behind Detroit City at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (D3) pol in Feb.
Sachin 16-1 Reared start, behind, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Sir Haydn at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp pol.
