tracked leaders lost place after 5th
tracked leaders, led after 3 out, stayed on gamely
held up, headway 3 out, in 4th and beat when fell last
held up mid-division, chased winner after 3 out, half a length down when not fluent last, kept on same pace
held up mid division, chased winner after 3 out, half a length down when not fluent last, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, reminders 4th, headway 3 out, soon outpaced
tracked leaders in to 5th and weakening in 5th and weakening when mistake 2 out
led until headed after 3 out, soon outpaced
Chomba Womba has stacks in hand on official ratings and Nicky Henderson's mare gets the vote ahead of stablemate Trompette and Alan King's Theatre Girl. Nicky Henderson has a strong hand here and rated 153, the former Irish-trained mare is fancied to complete her third win in this country. She has proven herself adept on varying ground and should win again today. Stablemate Trompette took a tumble last time out and needs to improve her jumping if she is to trouble the judge, so a more likely danger could be Theatre Girl who receives five pounds from the selection. She is inexperienced but she looks very very promising. Serhaaphim and Soliya get a handy weight allowance as four-year-old's but each has plenty to find, whilst Annie's Answer provided a shock last time out when beating Gaspara and one must concede that that looks strong form. A good mares only race here, with Chomba Womba fancied to complete the hat-trick.
Annie's Answer (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd, challenged 2 out, soon hung left, edged left flat, led towards finish, won at Wetherby 2m mrs lst nov hdl (1) gf in Nov beating Gaspara (11-2) by a shd, 5 ran.
Chomba Womba (IRE) 1-5fav (11-4) Tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden out, won at Sandown 2m 4f lst hdl (1) sft beating De Blanc (11-0) by 9l, 5 ran.
Sunshine Guest (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Held up in last, progress into 4th at 6th, 2nd travelling well after 3 out, led 2 out, soon clear, stayed on well from last, easily, won at Thurles 2m lst hdl (1) gd in Dec beating Holly Tree (11-12) by 8l, 5 ran.
Histoire De Moeurs (FR) (8-11) Prominent, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 6, 0.0000 behind Stop Making Sense (9-1) at Lyon Parilly 1m in Oct (Flat).
Star Antique (FR) 50-1 (10-3) Led 1st, headed 5th, chased leaders until weakened quickly after 5 out, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Calatagan (11-2) at Wetherby 2m hcp chs (2) gs in Dec, 9 ran.
Theatre Girl 11-4 (10-12) Tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed soon after 2 out, kept on, held by winner from last, 2nd of 18, 3l behind Khyber Kim (11-0) at Newbury 2m hdl (2) sft in Dec.
Trompette (USA) 20-1 (11-9) Held up, headway approaching 2 out, ridden when fell 2 out in race won by Five Dream (10-6) at Sandown 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) sft, 13 ran.
Serhaaphim 9-2 (10-10) Held up, slightly hampered after 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, edged right under pressure, kept on, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Squadron (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4yo nov hdl (3) sft.
Soliya (FR) 7-1 (10-13) Led to 4th, weakened next, 10th of 16, 33l behind Gauvain (11-8) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
