held up towards rear, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
in rear, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 6f out, soon lost place, tailed off
dwelt, held up behind, headway over 4f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up mid-division, headway halfway, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, led 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
led until 5f out, ridden and weakened over 1 out
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 5 out, tailed off
Lakota Ghost finally got off the mark when scoring over 1m4f here last month but has failed to complete over hurdles since. Scribe scored over track and trip in February but should have finished a lot closer to Masterful Act last time when beaten nine lengths in second. NEIGHBOURHOOD makes more appeal as he got his act together over the winter, winning here in November and going in again at this track a fortnight ago. James Evans' charge gets the nod ahead of Neil's Pride, a close-up second to Scribe on her penultimate start and looking likely to make another bold bid today.
Lakota Ghost (USA) 11-4 (9-6) Towards rear, headway on outer to lead when edged left well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, eased near finish, readily, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb beating Corn Maiden (8-4) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Scribe (IRE) 7-2 (8-3) Towards rear, pushed along at times, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Masterful Act (9-2) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Cecily Parsley 14-1 (9-5) Raced wide chasing leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner until final 135 yards, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Rollin 'n Tumblin (8-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Neighbourhood (USA) 5-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Amtired (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Calculating (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, under pressure over 4f out, soon no impression, 9th of 12, 13l behind Almost Gemini (9-1) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Father Shine (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out, 4th of 5, 22l behind La Estrella (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol in Jan.
Perfect Shot (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Almost Gemini (9-1) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Neil's Pride 4-1 (8-13) Keen towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 8, 7l behind Sommersturm (9-9) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Strangelittlegirl 100-1 (9-6) Soon struggling in rear, tailed off over 2f out, eased, last of 9, well behind Totalize (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
