held up, ridden halfway, weakened 6f out, tailed off
held up, ridden halfway, weakened over 3f out
held up mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, plugged on final 2f
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out, tailed off
chased leaders, led over 4f out, headed 3f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 5f out, challenged on bit 2f out, not pace of winner
in touch, headway halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 7f out, weakened over 3f out
held up mid-division, chased leaders halfway, led 3f out, headed well over 1f out, no extra
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, ran on well
held up, weakened over 5f out, tailed off
led, ridden and headed over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off
This is a competitive finale in which Our Tees Component, Lucinda Lamb and Castlecrossing form the shortlist and the vote is given to Castlecrossing. The selection made a really pleasing debut when chasing home Sergheyev at Leopardstown and she was staying-on powerfully at the finish that day. She proved she goes on the ground and with nominal improvement she will be tough to beat. Our Tess Component is another who made a pleasing debut when finishing a close second behind Jonty's Lass at Wetherby. However, that was on fast ground and as she has yet to prove her effectivenss in conditions as testing as this we will take her on. Lucinda Lamb has run well in each of her three outings to date and she again looks to have solid place claims, although she will need to improve to get the better of our selection. Raven Hall Lady is from a stable in form and is another to note in the market after a pleasing debut. However, Castlecrossing caught the eye when finishing second on her debut and she can go one better today.
Insatiable Lady (IRE) 28-1 (10-11) Mid-division, lost place 6f out, weakened 3f out, 8th of 10, 43l behind Cast Iron Casey (11-4) at Wetherby 2m nhf (5) gs.
Lady Sambury Overbury mare out of winning hurdler Skiddaw Samba.
Our Tees Component (IRE) 6-4fav (10-7) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, ran on inside last, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind Jontys'lass (10-4) at Wetherby 2m nhf (H) gf in May '05.
Raven Hall Lady (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Held up, headway over 4f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 2f out, 3rd of 7, 29l behind Golden Parachute (11-4) at Fakenham 2m nhf (5) gd in Jan '06.
Siouxzannah 14-1 (10-8) Towards rear, headway halfway, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 9, 33l behind Havenstone (10-13) at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gf in Oct.
Velvet Blu 50-1 (10-5) Tracked winner, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 19, 29l behind Freddie The Third (10-7) at Warwick 2m nhf (6) hvy in Jan.
Diamond Destiny (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, one pace final 2f, 5th of 12, 20l behind Theatre Girl (10-12) at Wetherby 1m 6f mrs nhf (6) hvy in Jan.
Duetto (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Held up, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 11th of 12, well behind Theatre Girl (10-12) at Wetherby 1m 6f mrs nhf (6) hvy in Jan.
Fiddle 15-2 (10-12) Prominent, led 3f out until 2f out, one pace after, 6th of 18, 7l behind Fiddling Again (10-12) at Newbury 1m 4f mrs nhf (5) sft in Dec.
One Gulp Hernando filly, half-sister to winners over hurdles and in bumpers.
Pasqualina Mia 25-1 (10-3) Towards rear, behind halfway, hung badly left over 1f out, 6th of 10, well behind Lady Bernie (11-2) at Towcester 2m mrs nhf (5) hvy.
Well Defined Barathea filly out of winning miler Serene View.
Lucinda Lamb 10-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, headway 4f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 17, 4l behind Valentines Lady (10-9) at Wetherby 2m mrs nhf (6) sft in Nov.
