slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, kept on, never near leaders
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to go 3rd well over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened 5f out
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 4f out, no impression
held up, raced wide, ridden and headway over 3f out to track leaders, weakened 2f out
raced wide, held up, headway to track leader 8f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong
tracked leader 3f, remained close up, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace
raced wide, in touch, chased leader over 3f out, ridden and weakened entering final 2f
tracked leader after 3f until 8f out, remained close up, led over 1f out, ridden out
It's hard to get excited about the chances of any of the runners in this field. Order Order is the highest rated of them but can hardly be described as a reliable proposition so we'll take a chance with ISHISMART ahead of Meml. Order Order has upwards of 6lbs in hand of her rivals but she didn't find a great deal for pressure over ten furlongs at Lingfield last time and it's debateable as to whether this longer trip will be the answer. Meml has the second highest official rating and she did run respectably at this track last time and it's possible that she'll go close in this contest. She's related to some ten furlong winners but may last home over this trip in this company. Ishismart was stepped up to two miles for her belated return to racing on the level at Catterick after a relatively productive spell over hurdles. She shouldn't be inconvenienced by the drop back in trip and Ishismart can add this maiden to her selling hurdle win but in all honesty it's a case of the lest said the better.
Dawn Storm (IRE) 100-1 (9-4) Pushed along towards rear, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 11, 24l behind Naseehah (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Carnival Fair 200-1 (8-10) Took keen hold, held up in mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon in rear, tailed off, last of 14, well behind Sitwell (8-11) at Leicester 1m 4f clm stks (5) gd in Oct.
Ishismart 15-2 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Ingenue (8-2) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct.
Elevate Bobbob 100-1 (8-10) Always behind, 10th of 13, 26l behind Skysurfers (9-3) at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Oct.
Silvester 250-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 15, 33l behind Black Eagle (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Davana 33-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 11l behind Illuminative (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
Desert Fairy 150-1 (8-12) Held up, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 9l behind Naseehah (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Dovedon Angel 100-1 (8-12) Chased winner, ridden halfway, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 13, well behind Bruton Street (9-3) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) sft.
Meml 33-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, just failed to get 3rd, 4th of 12, 11l behind Illuminative (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
Order Order 20-1 (8-10) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace and no impression final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Transformer (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
