held up in rear and in touch, went 2nd from 4 out and mistake, no impression
held up in touch, ridden before 7th, soon outpaced, blundered 3 out, never dangerous and pulled up
led to 5th, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up 3 out
tracked leader, led 5th, clear from 3 out, easily
tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out in 3rd, one pace and no impression
MAGGIE BLUE was caught close home over track and trip last month but finished well clear of the third. Harriet Graham's mare has obvious claims with a similar effort. The Flaming Matron returns to action off a 6lb higher mark after winning at Hexham in May and A Shade Of Bay makes more appeal on the back of a recent fourth at Uttoxeter. Playhara ran well enough for fifth in a better race at Aintree last month but looks high enough in the weights now while Spring Over is hard to fancy.
Playhara (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 9th, ridden before 3 out, 4th and one pace last, 5th of 16, 13l behind Parish Business (10-9) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Oct.
A Shade Of Bay 10-1 (10-13) Hampered 1st, mid-division, hit 8th, headway before next, ridden and one pace 3 out, rallying when jumped left last, stayed on, 4th of 8, 6l behind Magic Money (11-6) at Uttoxeter 3m mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Oct.
The Flaming Matron (IRE) 9-2 (10-10) Sometimes jumped right, stole 3 lengths start, made all, narrowly headed approaching last, rallied gamely under pressure to regain lead close home, won at Hexham 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in May beating High Fair (9-7) by nk, 5 ran.
Maggie Blue (IRE) 22-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, challenged after 8th, led 4 out, 2 lengths clear flat, headed close home, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Omid (11-6) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Oct.
Spring Over (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4 out, soon lost place, last of 6, well behind Romantic Fashion (11-6) at Ayr 2m 5f hcap hdle (3) hvy in Mar.
