pressed leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish
slowly int stride, soon switched right and held up in last trio, headway over 1f out, plugged on in modest 4th final furlong
chasing leaders on rail when hampered and lost place after 1f, towards rear and never on terms after
raced keenly chasing leaders, weakened final 2f
chased leaders, edged right and hampered rival after 1f, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
switched right after start, held up in last pair, some late moderate headway never going pace to get involved
slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon in mid-division on inside, weakened final 2f
raced keenly, led but pressed, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
never closer than mid-division
steadied and went left start, soon chasing leaders out wide, ridden out wide and unable to quicken over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong
CLUEDO has a 10lb rise to contend with but looked a long way ahead of the handicapper when making all at Bath on her reappearance. Henry Candy’s filly looks worth sticking with in this. Fair Wind makes his handicap debut having won a three-runner novices race at Wolverhampton last month while Estate has been thereabouts in maiden company lately. Just A Spark has looked high enough in the weights since completing a hat-trick on the all-weather but Annie Maher and Wakai Umi return to the Turf with a shout.
Betweenthesticks 28-1 (8-10) Slightly hampered start, soon chasing leaders, ridden and unable to quicken entering final furlong, weakened soon after, 6th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Danger Alert (9-4) at Chester 5f hcp (3) sft in May.
Fair Wind 1-12fav (9-4) Raced keenly, chased leader, led 3f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Apr beating Outreach (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 3 ran.
Just A Spark 10-1 (8-8) Edged right start, mid-division, headway over 1f out, no impression, 9th of 18, 3 1/4l behind Kuwait City (8-12) at York 5f hcp (3) gf in May.
Wakai Umi (IRE) 5-2 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 7, 6 1/2l behind Cariad Angel (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Estate 9-4jfav (9-7) Prominent, ridden 2f out, soon chased leader, kept on entering final furlong, no extra near finish, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Tatterstall (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
Annie Maher 7-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, faded well inside last, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Peony (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in May.
Lady Jane Grey 8-1 (9-10) Midfield, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Grace Angel (9-10) at Southwell 5f (5) pol in Nov.
Fragrance 66-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, last of 11, 7 1/4l behind Rock Girl (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f (5) pol in Oct.
Optiva Star (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Raced keenly in behind leaders, shaken up 2f out, soon ridden along, no extra and weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Cruise (9-1) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
Cluedo (IRE) 2-1 (9-9) Made all, ridden over 1f out, went clear final furlong, impressive, won at Bath 5f hcp (6) gd in May beating Smasher (9-8) by 5 1/2l, 4 ran.
