held up rear, headway 6th, ridden and weakened 3 out
in rear and well behind, stayed on from 4 out
held up towards rear, some headway 6th, mistake and weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, weakening when hit 2 out
held up towards rear, ridden 5th, headway under pressure 4 out, no further danger
always prominent, led briefly after 4 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, led soon after last, driven out
mid-division, fell heavy 6th
in touch, lost place 4th
held up mid-division, headway 6th, led approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, headed soon after last
led and set good pace, clear approaching 5th, headed after 6th and weakened
mid-division, weakened halfway
keen in touch, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders soon after, kept on
always towards rear
held up rear, brief effort after 6th
mid-division, brief effort after 6th, soon beaten
prominent until 4th
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out
mid-division to halfway
Mystery can beat A Bit Of Fun and Shady Anne, with New Currency one to note in the market. Mystery won as he liked on his belated return to action at Wincanton on Boxing Day, beating On A Deal easily, and as that was his first outing in 11 months, he should improve again. Tom George's charge has obviously benefited from a breathing operation and can prove a cut above this lot. A Bit Of Fun, successful on the all-weather on the level, appreciated the drop to selling company when scoring under Russ Garritty at Doncaster in December, and with the capable Simon Walker in the plate for this amateur riders event, he can be expected to go close. Shady Anne was fit enough when winning here last time but that was over further, and she will be tapped for toe today, while New Currency does not boast any form of note but comes from a top yard. Dalriath carries a 7lb penalty for an all-the-way win in a Catterick maiden hurdle and is another that has more on his plate, and so we return to Mystery as the answer, with more improvement to come.
