took keen hold, mistake 1st, held up towards rear, good headway tracking leaders 4th, 2nd before next, driven after 3 out, soon no impression, no chance with very easy winner
chased winner until before 5th, chased leading pair, pushed along and struggling after next, weakened soon after
always towards rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along and struggling after 5th, tailed off
held up towards rear, some headway on outside after 6th, modest 5th and struggling before 2 out
chased leading trio, went 3rd 3 out, never on terms with leading duo
mid-division, behind and struggling 5th, tailed off
last pair, struggling in rear 5th, tailed off
chased leading pair, pushed along disputing 3rd 3 out, soon struggling in 4th
made virtually all, clear and going strongly before 2 out, very easily
Mollasses wasn't disgraced when fourth to John Constable on her debut at Ludlow and Harry Whittington's filly has place claims in this. But she'll probably find TWENTYTWO'S TAKEN a tough nut to crack as David Pipe's mare, a useful sort in bumpers, can only improve on a workmanlike first victory over timber at Fakenham when Tambura was a distant fourth. Shoofly Milly was fourth over a longer trip at Warwick last month but it's hard to see many of the others getting involved.
Twentytwo's Taken (IRE) 8-11fav (11-4) Raced freely in rear, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, led approaching last, stayed on strongly (1 hurdle ommited), won at Fakenham 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Midnight Jazz (11-4) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Bisky Bar 66-1 (10-9) Held up, struggling after 6f, weakened halfway, detached, 6th of 7, well behind Rude And Crude (11-2) at Plumpton 2m 2f NH flat (6) hvy in Nov.
Chester Rose Grape Tree Road mare out of Across The Water.
Come On Harriet 33-1 (11-1) Settled towards rear but in touch, headway 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 7, 34l behind Twentytwo's Taken (11-4) at Fakenham 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Dolly Diamond 150-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, not fluent and behind from 2nd, 8th of 11, well behind Risk A Fine (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Izzy Piccolina (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway on outside 5f out, lost place over 3f out, 10th of 16, 24l behind Ballybolley (11-3) at Towcester 2m NH flat (6) gs in Mar.
Just Satisfaction 200-1 (10-3) Always in rear, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Abigail Lynch (10-7) at Wincanton 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Dec, 18 ran.
Shoofly Milly (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) In rear, headway 4 out, never on terms, weakened after next, 4th from 2 out, 4th of 14, 36l behind Morello Royale (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f mares NH nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Tambura 10-1 (11-4) Led, jumped left 3rd, headed approaching 5th, soon rallied, weakened 3 out, 4th of 7, 24l behind Twentytwo's Taken (11-4) at Fakenham 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Mollasses 25-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st or 3rd, headway before 3 out, went 4th 2 out, not able to get on terms, 4th of 14, 8l behind John Constable (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 4yo mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.
