led until before 2nd, chased leader until not fluent 5th, not fluent and outpaced 2 out, 3rd and held after, stayed on towards finish
tracked leader, led before 2nd, joined last, headed run-in, no impression towards finish
chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, challenged last, led run-in, stayed on well
in rear, outpaced 3 out, soon behind, pulled up after
held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, outpaced 2 out, weakened run-in
It’s a long time since Pearl Of The West showed any worthwhile form and Wicklow Flyer returns from an absence but Blue Hawaii won on the Flat at Nottingham two weeks ago. Merry Poppins has been knocking on the door in far more competitive races than this but she is only 1-19 with that sole victory coming on her debut back in 2020. MAGICAL MAGGIE (NAP) gets 16lb, including Jay Tidball’s claim, and should get back to winning ways making her handicap debut.
Merry Poppins (GER) 14-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, led after 9th, 1 length ahead when bad mistake and headed 3 out, 3rd and held from last, 3rd of 16, 5 1/4l behind Willaston (10-13) at Haydock 3m hcp (2) gd in May.
Pearl Of The West (IRE) 125-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride and pushed along early, always behind, under pressure 4f out, no impression, never a factor, last of 14, 20 1/4l behind Cursory Exam (10-1) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Jan.
Magical Maggie 11-4 (11-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, challenged 2 out, soon led but joined, mistake last, headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Poetic Music (11-12) at Perth 2m (4) gs in Apr.
Wicklow Flyer (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Led, 5 lengths clear halfway, mistake and header 4 out, soon weakened and pulled up before 3 out, at Roscommon 2m 5f gd in Sep.
Blue Hawaii (IRE) 3-1 (8-6) Wide and headway to track clear leader after 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, eased close home, won at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in May beating Tigerten (9-12) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
