took keen hold, soon close up, smooth headway on inside to track leading piar before 2 out, led before last, came clear flat, easily
chased leader, hit 3 out, lost 2nd and outpaced before 2 out
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden to challenge and every chance 2 out, driven and one pace before last, kept on flat, no chance with easy winner
led, clear after 2nd until 5th, joined 2 out, ridden and headed before last, not pace of winner
took keen hold, soon in rear, lost touch 4th, soon tailed off
AINE'S DELIGHT finally came good over C&D two weeks ago, beating previous winner Taste The Wine by five lengths with Raise Again a further seven lengths back in third. Andy Turnell's mare should have no trouble confirming that form with Nerys Dutfield's eight-year-old, despite a 10lb turnaround in the weights, and can go in again. Citrus Mark won at Warwick in March and was only beaten a length when runner-up at Plumpton the following month. With Ten Pole Tudor and Art Value likely to need this, he should easily prove best of the rest.
Aine's Delight (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Took keen hold early, held up in 6th, headway to 4th after 3 out, challenged on inside going well before 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, led soon after, clear when wandered before last, comfortably, won at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Apr beating Taste The Wine (11-7) by 5l, 6 ran.
Ten Pole Tudor 20-1 (11-12) Mid-division, mistake 6th, soon struggling, 6th of 10, 29l behind Vertueux (11-2) at Ludlow 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May '10.
Citrus Mark 9-4fav (11-8) Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway 3 out, chasing leaders when mistake 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on strongly, never reached winner, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Airedale Lad (9-8) at Plumpton 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Apr.
Raise Again (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, disputing 3rd soon after 3 out, ridden before next, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 12l behind Aine's Delight (10-12) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
Art Value 9-1 (10-3) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Najca De Thaix (11-10) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Nov, 10 ran.
