held up in rear, pushed along after 11th, headway before 4 out, short of room on bend before 3 out, driven soon after, jumped right last, one pace
midfield, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on but no chance with winner
led narrowly, headed 6th, upsides 7th, headed 9th, led 11th, jumped left 12th, headed 13th, ridden after 4 out, led before 3 out, clear before last, stayed on well run in
midfield, ridden before 3 out where not fluent, blundered 2 out, no extra
pressed leader, led narrowly 6th, joined 7th, led 9th, slight mistake 11th and headed, led 13th, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before last
towards rear, mistake 13th, ridden and some headway after 4 out, ran on one pace from 2 out
Still Believing isn’t getting any younger and she’s hard to catch right nowadays, though has a pretty good record around here. Stablemate MISS ZIP has far more scope, however, having rattled up a hat-trick in the spring. She’s never raced over a trip this far or on going this quick but gets 8lb from The Boola Bee, who only finished third at Perth last month after winning at Market Rasen and Uttoxeter. Fitness may be an issue with the returning Eastern Lady.
The Boola Bee (IRE) 200-1 (9-5) Pushed towards rear, never involved, last of 14, 24 1/4l behind Crown Power (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Prettylittlething (IRE) 50-1 (10-6) Well off the pace in rear, lost touch 6th, left remote 5th 3 out, plugged on into 4th at the last, 4th of 6, 27 1/2l behind Absolute Jaffa (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Still Believing (IRE) 11-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place after 9th, soon struggling and pulled up before 12th, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Miss Zip (IRE) 3-1fav (11-12) Chased leaders, driven 8th, led before 4 out, headed after next, rallying when left in lead last, all out, won at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Mar beating Massini's Dream (12-7) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Tb Broke Her (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Stdy hdwy 8; wknd 3 out, 3rd of 8, 20 3/4l behind Salvatore (12-0) at Didmarton 3m gs in Mar.
Eastern Lady (IND) 6-4 (10-0) Made virtually all, mistake 8th, driven when challenged from 3 out, held on gamely (2 fences omitted), won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Troubled Soul (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 3 ran.
