held up, headway 7th, led 2 out, easily
held up in rear, headway 7th, weakened after 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 7th, headed after 3 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last
led, jumped left 5th, headed 7th, led again after 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened
tracked leader, ridden and weakened 7th, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, headway 7th, ridden after 2 out, kept on to take 2nd last, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 7th, pulled up before 2 out
always in rear
in touch, lost place 6th, soon outpaced, plugged on
held up, headway 7th, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, weakened last
in touch, ridden 2 out, soon weakened
reminders soon after start, never going, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
always in the rear
PARLESOTHO has been in top form recently and Alan King's runner gets the call ahead of Double Hit and Figurita. The progressive looking pick is given more than a fair mark on her handicap debut after winning over course and distance in a novice event last time. That was her second career win in five starts (the other three runs resulted in runners up places) and with more expected she looks nicely set. Double Hit has also been running consistently well but was beaten by the selection by a neck here in their last outing. There is a swing of one pound in favour of Double Hit but that might not be enough here. Figurita may still be in the clutches of the handicapper and has so far failed to win under this mark 11lbs higher than her last winning rating despite running well. Shenanigan could be potentially well handicapped after running with credit in a much better race than this last time while Danismar may be now back to a competitive mark but Parlesotho is the selection
Dansimar 14-1 (10-5) Never better than mid-division, 7th of 15, 42l behind Presenting Copper (10-8) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl (2) hvy in Jan.
Parlesotho (FR) 2-1fav (11-5) Always prominent, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent last, ran on under pressure to lead towards finish, won at Hereford 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Double Hit (10-12) by a nk, 16 ran.
Shenanigan 33-1 (11-5) Held up, pushed along 5th, not fluent next, effort 2 out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 37l behind Diamond Harry (11-12) at Cheltenham 2m 4f nov hdl Grd 2 (1) hvy in Jan.
Mewstone 5-1 (11-3) In touch, not fluent 3rd, mistake next, ridden after 6th, weakened approachig 2 out, tailed off, 7th of 14, well behind Pelican Point (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Double Hit 9-1 (10-12) Led, ridden approaching last, edged left flat, headed towards finish, 2nd of 16, nk behind Parlesotho (11-5) at Hereford 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Giovanna 50-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, went 3rd briefly approaching last, no extra, 5th of 16, 8l behind Cruchain (11-7) at Ascot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Callerlilly 17-2 (10-10) Led, jumped left 4th, ridden and headed soon after 2 out, hit last, hung left under pressure flat, 4th of 7, 6l behind Ellen Tilley (11-1) at Wincanton 2m 6f mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Joli Classical (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 9th of 15, 39l behind Extra Bold (10-11) at Exeter 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Saphire Night 14-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, effort 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 17, 21l behind Irish Legend (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan '08.
Butterfly Rose 25-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, driven and weakened after 11th, struggling 4 out, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Jaunty Flight (10-5) at Newbury 2m 4f mrs nov chs (4) sft in Jan, 9 ran.
Figurita 6-1 (11-6) Disputed lead until a close 2nd when blundered and unseated rider at the 9th in race won by Whitewater Dash (11-3) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Dec, 7 ran.
Sisterhood (IRE) 11-4 (10-10) Chased leaders, pushed along 3rd, soon lost place, hard ridden 3 out, soon headway, kept on to take 3rd last, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Brackenmoss (10-7) at Ayr 2m mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
Green 'n' Gold 18-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, hit next, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off, 7th of 19, well behind Youngstown (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Jan.
