held up in touch, not fluent 7th, soon led, headed after 3 out, 3rd and no impression when mistake last, weakened flat
led until 3rd, led 6th, headed after next, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next
tracked leaders, ridden after 7th, outpaced before next, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd flat, no impression
with leader, led 3rd, pushed along, not fluent and headed next, reminders before 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
soon held up in touch, closed 4th, led next until 6th, weakened 2 out
held up, hit 6th, headway after 7th, challenged 3 out, not fluent 2 out, led approaching last, pushed clear flat
held up, headway on inside after 7th, led after 3 out, not fluent next, headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat
held up, reminders before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th towards finish, never a danger
ONE LUCKY LADY won over 2m2f at Folkestone in January and runner-up Miss Tique franked the form of her subsequent victory at Warwick earlier this week. This is a step up in grade for Nicky Henderson's filly but she's on an upward curve and may be up to the task. The danger may be Malanos, who has already won at Leicester and Huntingdon and has always looked as though he'd appreciate a stiffer test of stamina. Jackies Solitaire was seventh in the Fred Winter at Cheltenham and has been keeping much better company than this. However, she's also much more exposed than the likes of Cuban Piece and Mahayogin.
Jackies Solitaire 16-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, hit 2nd, and 3 out, headway next, stayed on approaching last, nearest finish, 7th of 24, 11l behind Une Artiste (10-8) at Cheltenham 2m 4yo nov hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd.
Malanos (IRE) 11-4fav (11-1) Made all, clear when not fluent last 2, edged left flat, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy beating Jubail (11-9) by 7l, 8 ran.
One Lucky Lady 8-13fav (10-12) Made all, drew clear from 2 out, stayed on well, won at Warwick 2m 4yo hdl (4) gd in Feb beating Miss Tique (10-12) by 8l, 12 ran.
Cuban Piece (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Led, jumped reluctantly and reminders after 2nd, joined 4th, narrowly headed after next, chased leader, ridden before 2 out, soon beaten, last of 3, 24l behind Balder Succes (11-8) at Ascot 2m 4yo hdl (3) gs in Jan.
Xenophon 16-1 (9-13) Tracked leader and clear to 5th, lost place before 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 10, 13l behind Lucaindubai (11-4) at Kempton 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Jan.
Songsmith 5-1 (11-1) Raced widest of all, held up off the pace in 5th, blundered 5th, staying on in 3rd when blundered badly 3 out, weakened and eased, not recover, 7th of 9, 30l behind James Pollard (10-10) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Kambis 14-1 (10-3) Mistake 2nd, always behind, lost touch 3 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Off The Ground (11-10) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Feb, 16 ran.
Mahayogin (USA) 8-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, hit 4 out and ridden, went 5th before 4 out, plugged on to modest 4th approaching last, 4th of 12, 31l behind Gottany O's (10-12) at Newbury 2m 4yo hdl (4) gs.
