behind, driven and plenty to do 2 out, stayed on under pressure to chase leading pair before last, driven ahead final 75 yards
chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, kept on under pressure between last 2
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8th, led and hit last, driven and headed final 75 yards
not fluent and always behind
held up in touch, headway 8th, chased leading pair from 2 out, in 6th place when pulled up before last
held up in mid-division, blundered 4th and mistake 7th, pulled up before 9th
took keen hold, tracked leaders, losing place when fell 8th
raced wide, close up, hit 6th, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last
in touch, weakened quickly and eased before last 2, pulled up before last
behind, under pressure and struggling from 3 out
led to 4th, chased leader until weakened quickly 8th, soon tailed off and pulled up before last
tracked leader, led 4th, narrowly headed last, no extra run-in
Red Dahlia has by far the most consistent form and is selected over Pardon What, Eljutan and Good Potential. Quite a few of these can be safely ruled out on latest evidence, and Red Dahlia can land her third win in six starts. Mark Pitman's mare gets on well with Andrew Tinkler, and although the handicapper is slowly but surely getting a grip, she should be good for another win in this company at least. She displayed real battling qualities when scoring at Plumpton the time before last, taking it up four out, and fending off plenty of challenges on the way to the line. She should not have too work that hard today and can bounce back from her Taunton defeat back over this longer trip. Pardon What had Eljutan back in third place when they met at Worcester and was impressive enough, so even at the revised weights should just about uphold that form. Both can figure in the finish here along with Good Potential who got bogged down in the heavy ground at Lingfield last time. The rest are hard to make claims for, and connections will be surely disappointed if Red Dahlia does not take all the beating.
Pardon What 50-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, ridden 5th, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 24, 24l behind Water King (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-115 (E) gs.
Protagonist 40-1 (11-2) Prominent, ridden, mistake 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out, 5th of 13, 19l behind Lord Nellsson (11-4) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gd.
Putup Or Shutup (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway and in touch halfway, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Lanzlo (11-10) at Hexham 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gd in May, 16 ran.
Eljutan (IRE) 66-1 (10-13) Held up, headway 3 out, every chance last, stayed on one pace flat, 2nd of 17, 5l behind Pardon What (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gd.
Alpha Gamble (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Always behind, lost touch after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up at the last in race won by Killaghy Castle (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 1f nh nov hdl (E) gs, 12 ran.
Be Telling (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Raced on outside, in touch, weakened 3 out, 7th of 12, well behind Fleurette (10-7) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (D) hvy.
Buckland Gold (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Prominent, disputed lead 5th, ridden 7th, weakened before 2 out, 11th of 15, 40l behind Magot De Grugy (11-3) at Lingfield 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (E) sft in Oct.
Chateau Rose (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Jumped left throughout, led until 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Toulouse-Lautrec (11-0) at Exeter 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gs, 9 ran.
Red Dahlia 17-2 (10-4) Prominent, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Meadow Hawk (9-9) at Taunton 2m 3f amt hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gf.
The Bosun 100-1 (11-2) Towards rear, badly hampered 2nd, never a danger, 8th of 13, 41l behind Bowleaze (11-2) at Newbury 3m nov hdl (E) gs in Apr.
Canni Thinkaar (IRE) 7-2 (10-3) Tracked winner, not fluent 5th, hit next, soon tailed off, last of 4, well behind Come Bye (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) sft.
Good Potential (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Held up, ridden 6th, stayed on from 4 out, 4th when mistake 2 out, went moderate third and mistake last, 3rd of 8, 18l behind Miko de Beauchene (11-8) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) hvy.
