chased winner, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace
held up, headway 5th, pushed along when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, no impression 2 out, hit last, stayed on same pace flat
tracked leaders, weakened after 5th, tailed off
made all, jumped left and hit 2 out, rider lost iron briefly, soon ridden, went left last, ran on
took keen hold, held up in last, not fluent 5th, went poor 4th approaching 3 out where not fluent
held up, jumped left 1st and 2nd, mistake 4th, no chance on 5th, hit 3 out, tailed off
Not the strongest of openers but AOHNA is the call with Silver Kate and Spangle Island on the shortlist. Alan King has traditionally farmed races of this type and having ran a creditable second to Mumbles Pier; a repeat of that effort should suffice at this grade. Silver Kate makes a debut for a new trainer. The mare was fourth in the big Doncaster Sales bumper and should be open to plenty of progression. Evan Williams has got off to a good start to the campaign so Spangle Island is respected. She was well held on handicap debut and has to do better to take a hand in this affair. A Haon A Do was disappointing last time out though had shaped with promise in a Tramore event during the summer. Palmito showed nothing in bumpers but it would be folly to dismiss anything from the Nigel Twiston-Davies yard. Knockiterra Lass has a bit to do on the basis of her bumper efforts. AOHNA gets the nod.
A Haon A Do (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Prominent, dropped to 4th 5 out, weakened from 3 out, 8th of 14, well behind Loughaderra Dame (10-13) at Downpatrick 2m 2f mdn hdl gd in Aug.
Aohna (FR) 17-2 (10-5) Held up in rear and keen, not fluent 5th, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on from last, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Mumbles Pier (10-12) at Stratford 2m nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Knockiterra Lass 33-1 (10-5) Held up, reminder 6th, weakened 7th, 5th of 9, well behind Master Wells (11-4) at Hereford 2m 4f nov sell hdl (5) gf in Mar.
Palmito (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Led, clear 6th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, well behind Caoba (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 6f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Spangle Island 11-1 (11-9) Mid-division, blundered last, never dangerous, 7th of 16, 25l behind Ishismart (10-13) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Sep.
Waste Not Want Not 66-1 (10-11) In touch, weakened 4f out, soon pulled up and dismounted, in a race won by Bella Haze (10-7) at Hereford 2m 1f N H flat (6) gd in Nov, 16 ran.
Silver Kate (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on to dispute 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 6l behind Golden Sunbird (11-4) at Sandown 2m mrs N H flat lst (1) gd in Mar.
