tracked leaders on inside, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, one pace and no impression in 3rd
well away, tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
tracked leaders and keen out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and went between horses over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in last trio, never on terms
reared up as stalls opened and lost many lengths, outpaced and no chance after
never closer than mid-division
steadied start and awkwardly away, held up in last trio, never a factor
slowly into stride, soon mid-division out wide, headway and hung left from over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish
led, pushed along and joined 2f out, soon headed, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Closeness has the advantage of a recent run under her belt when third at Chelmsford. Rumaythah is penalised for winning over 6f at Redcar on last summer’s debut but Algheed finished third over track and trip in November. Samoot placed in both starts last term and is another to consider but TERRICHANG gets the vote. Rated 82 having placed in a Listed sprint at Ripon last year, Karl Burke’s filly looks worth another chance over this longer trip having failed to land the odds at Chelmsford in November.
Rumaythah (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Held up, niggled along to close 3f out, led and edged left just over 1f out, stayed on, pushed out, won at Redcar 6f fll stks (5) gd in Jun beating Night Of Romance (9-0) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Algheed (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, shuffled back 4f out, headway when ridden over 2f out, switched right and kept on well into third inside final 110 yards, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Royal Pleasure (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Closeness 28-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Bellissime (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (5) pol in Mar.
Hurricane Helen 150-1 (8-6) Held up in mid-division, brief progress when hard ridden over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards, 7th of 9, 15 1/4l behind Imperial Sands (8-11) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Pooky 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, well beaten final 3f, last of 8, 16l behind Invincible Swagger (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Queen Sarabi (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Dwelt in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Shaqeeqa (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Mar.
Runway Queen 10-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased inside final furlong, last of 10, 23 1/4l behind Bint Al Anood (8-10) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Samoot (IRE) 11-10fav (9-0) Mid-division, switched left 3f out, ridden 2f out, headway to join leaders 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Vadream (9-0) at Newcastle 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Terrichang 5-6fav (8-13) Held up, hanging right bend over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, went 4th close home, 4th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Evening Song (8-11) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Shamrock Wine (IRE) 150-1 (8-5) Outpaced, last of 6, 20 1/2l behind If You Dare (8-10) at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.
