held up, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
slowly away, good headway over 6f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
led, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden 4f out, every chance 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on
tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon driven, wandered approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, headway approaching 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon hung right, hung left inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, effort over 4f out, never dangerous
chased leader, driven 7f out, behind final 4f
held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on
held up, effort 4f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden 4f out, kept on 2f out
in touch, ridden approaching 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven over 4f out, soon behind
held up towards rear, ridden approaching 3f out, headway over 2f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong
A trick maiden handicap is not the best of betting mediums but Hula Ballew can pay to follow at the expense of Prince Of The Wood who caught the eye last time out. Hula Ballew is trained by Michael Dods whose runners seem to be on good terms with themselves at present, and can emphasise that here. The filly shaped for all the world as though she would relish the step up to this distance when third over a mile and a quarter on the track last time. Although not bred to excel over staying journeys, there was a lot to like about her determination, and Hula Ballew certainly has more claims than most here. Prince Of The Wood, who had been running on the all weather, ran well at a big price behind Border Tale at Windsor so is worth a mention, while Creed comes from an in-form yard and is worth a glance without us being overly optimistic about his chance.
