held up, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden 2f out, led final furlong and soon clear, headed final 100 yards, no extra
in rear, pushed along 3f out, late headway inside final furlong for 3rd
held up behind leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 2f out, headway final furlong, led final 100 yards, won going away
chased leader on inside, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed final furlong, no extra
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MELLYS FLYER returned to winning ways at Wolverhampton recently and can defy a 4lb rise in what looks a weak contest. Coronation Cottage is upped in trip on her return to action while Porfin won over 6f here last summer when beating Secret Handsheikh. Alafdhal rattled-up a treble on the all-weather at the turn of the year but The Defiant hasn’t scored on Turf since 2019.
Alafdhal (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Chased leaders on inside, weakening when hung left over 1f out, soon behind, last of 7, 7 1/4l behind Shalaa Asker (9-8) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
The Defiant 18-1 (9-10) Not much room soon after start, in rear, driven 1f out, never involved, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bezzas Lad (9-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Porfin (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Bobby On The Beat (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Secret Handsheikh 50-1 (9-7) Raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened 2f out, last of 8, 10 1/4l behind Murbih (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Hey Ho Let's Go 40-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Pablo Del Pueblo (9-11) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Coronation Cottage 14-1 (9-3) Half reared start, soon recovered to lead, made most after, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Porterinthejungle (9-4) at Windsor 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Mellys Flyer 11-4fav (9-9) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Murbih (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.