unruly and led to post, slowly into stride, always behind
dwelt, towards rear, effort on inside approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish
chased leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, short lived effort over 1f out
in touch, switched right well over 1f out, effort and soon every chance, well inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide, held up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt in rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish, not reach leaders
The consistent Avrilo is likely to be popular as she looks to break her maiden tag at the 17th time of asking, however a safer bet may be CHEERY CAT who looks attractively handicapped if getting it all together. With his last win coming in May 2008, the selection is hardly a winning machine. However he does have three wins to his name and he is now 12lb below his highest winning mark. North South Divide needs watching in the betting as he has his first start for Kevin Ryan this afternoon, Stormburst is one of the more consistent in the race, whilst Edge End is starting to edge back down to a more realistic handicap mark. Course and distance winner Fantasy Fighter has a decent jockey on top this afternoon and a good draw to work from, whilst May Martin was disappointing after her debut win at Southwell but this is a drop into a 0-55 for the first time. Not a race to dwell on, and it is Cheery Cat who can get punters purring.
May Martin 8-1 (8-8) Started slowly, always outpaced in rear, never on terms, last of 14, 23l behind Miss Hollybell (9-6) at Windsor 6f fll hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Megalo Maniac 25-1 (8-5) Always towards rear, 10th of 11, 13l behind Weet A Surprise (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Fantasy Fighter (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ran on under pressure to chase winner over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Charlie Delta (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Edge End 12-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden halfway, never a danger, 8th of 12, 6l behind Chjimes (9-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Jul '08.
Avrilo 4-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway well over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Spoof Master (9-1) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol.
Station Place 20-1 (9-0) Led until halfway, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 11, 13l behind Sir Ike (9-10) at Folkestone 7f sell stks (6) gf in Aug.
Colombard (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Mid-division, came wide entering straight, headway and edged left over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 4l behind La Gifted (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Sep.
Cheery Cat (USA) 6-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 15, 10l behind Captain Flasheart (9-1) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Stormburst (IRE) 50-1 (8-6) Towards rear, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 9l behind Billy Red (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
North South Divide (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Behind, weakened 2f out, 6th of 9, 12l behind Cayman Fox (8-7) at Hamilton 5f clm stks (6) gd in Jun.
