prominent, ridden approaching 5th, soon weakened
pulled early and held up in touch, ridden after 5th, weakened 3 out
led until after 2nd, ridden approaching 5th, outpaced 3 out, rallied and left 2nd 2 out, kept on
held up last, ridden approaching 5th, soon lost touch
held up towards rear, good headway on outside after 3 out, led on bit approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily
chased leader, ridden and headway to chase leader 3 out, challenged approaching 2 out, weakening when hampered 2 out
in touch, mistake 4th when saddle slipped, soon pulled up
held up in touch, headway on bit to lead approaching 5th, ridden headed and found nil approaching 2 out, 2nd and held when fell 2 out
prominent, led after 2nd to 5th, ridden and soon weakened after
Miss Lehman can defy a penalty against stablemate King's Travel, Shaman and Olimpo. This should not take too much winning, and the recent course and distance success of Miss Lehman makes her the one to beat despite her having to shoulder a seven-pound penalty. Jimmy Frost's seven-year-old humped eight-pounds overweight including her rider's allowance here 10 days ago, but won as she liked and must be followed again. It is no surprise to see Sarah Gaisford keep the ride as she did such a good job when stepping in for the injured Chris Honour last time, and she can step out of the shadows again to prevail. King's Travel's last win came over fences two years ago and his latest efforts over hurdles have been in selling company, so he is definitely the yard's second string. Shaman is on a retrieval mission, having ducked out at the last when in with every chance at Plumpton 18 days a go. He may well have won but for that mishap, and Philip Hide, who sat on him for the first time, keeps the partnership intact. If that latest effort was no fluke, he should give the selection a race, but has to concede plenty of weight. Olimpo comes from a top yard but has a mountain to climb judged on his British starts to date, and we much prefer the claims of Miss Lehman.
Shaman 7-2 (11-4) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led 3 out, narrowly headed 2 out, upsides when ran out 3 out in race won by Mr Fernet (11-0) at Plumpton 2m clm hdl (F) gd, 11 ran.
Gemini Dancer 10-1 (11-2) Mistake 2nd, took keen hold, always in rear, tailed off 6th, 9th of 15, 37l behind Kilindini (10-12) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (F) gd.
Delaware (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Led 2nd until 4th, chased leaders, ridden after 10th, one pace after, 4th of 8, 13l behind Altitude Dancer (10-13) at Exeter 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gf.
King's Travel (FR) 8-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway to chase winner 6th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 10, 22l behind Ziggy Zen (11-7) at N Abbot 2m 3f sll hdl (G) gd in Mar.
Miss Lehman 20-1 (10-3) Held up and well behind, good headway 3 out, led 2 out, soon quickened clear, impressive, won at N Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gd beating Amadeus (10-2) by 5l, 18 ran.
Suchwot (IRE) 50-1 (9-11) Behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Kadam (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gs in Apr, 11 ran.
Abbeymore Lady (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) Close up, 4th and driven along halfway, 6th 3 out, soon weakened, 13th of 20, well behind Kentucky Charm (11-0) at Clonmel 2m 3yo mdn hdl gs in Nov.
Olimpo (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, always behind, 9th of 10, well behind Wilfred (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (E) gd in Sept.
