raced stands side, held up, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced centre, made all, ridden and hung left 2f out to stands side, ran on
raced stands side, pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden, hung right and weakened 2f out
raced stands side, led that group, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out
raced stands side, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong
raced stands side, slowly into stride, held up, ridden 3f out, never nearer
raced stands side, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced centre, with winner, ridden and weakened over 2f out
raced stands side, slowly into stride, held up in rear, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
raced stands side, held up, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
raced stands side, chased leader, ridden and hung right over 1f out, one pace
Sweet Emily ended last season on a high note and can land this decent handicap, Foreplay and Spanish Story may do best of the others. James Fanshawe has his string in great form and Sweet Emily can add to his recent success. She was most impressive when beating Baron's Spy by four lengths last October over course and distance. The handicapper has taken his revenge but she has plenty of scope for improvement and looks the best option. Foreplay returned to the track with a decent effort at Wolverhampton last month. She ran well for long way before fading into sixth behind Deira. She should come on for the run and looks a major threat to the selection. Spanish Story has shown a glimmer of ability in three decent enough maidens and gets in here on a tempting mark for her handicap debut. Shamsalmaiden has also been given abit of a chance by the grader and may do best of the others, however if fit for her return Sweet Emily should be the one to beat
Sweet Emily 7-1jt-fav (8-5) Raced centre, held up, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ran on well, won at Leicester 7f app hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Barons Spy (8-5) by 4l, 18 ran.
Whitethorne 9-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced from over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 18, 2 1/2l behind Mrs Moh (9-1) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Meditation 6-1 (9-3) Raced stand's side, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 13, 10l behind Joy And Pain (8-9) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Linda Green 7-1 (9-10) Switched right start and always behind, 10th of 16, 7l behind Stamford Blue (8-8) at Chepstow 6f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in May.
Foreplay (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind Deira (9-4) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in May.
Calamari (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 27l behind Dispol Veleta (10-12) at Hamilton 1m hcap (5) gd in May.
Shamsalmaidan (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Close up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 9l behind Alessandria (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Sept.
Mon Petite Amour 20-1 (8-0) In touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on near finish but no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Labelled With Love (9-0) at Lingfield 7f clm (5) pol in May.
