chased leaders, pushed along and lost place 3rd, well behind from halfway
held up in touch, headway 3 out, effort approaching 2 out, soon ridden and no extra
held up in rear, pushed along 3 out, headway under pressure next, kept on one pace, no impression on winner
led, clear to halfway, headed 3 out, weakened before next
mid-division, headway halfway, effort approaching 2 out, one pace under pressure
tracked leaders, mistake 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last
towards rear, headway 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, no chance with winner after next
towards rear, never dangerous
Minstrel Hall has a 7lb penalty for her win in a Catterick seller last week and has more to do in a better race today and is opposed with Jolika, who gets the vote over Peggy Sioux. The last mentioned makes her debut in a handicap here getting in on a light weight and, having run her best race last time, she warrants respect. Alan Bailey's The Fairy Flag comes here fresher than most and is well treated on her best, while at the top end of the weights Howard Johnson's Killultagh Dawn may do better now that she races in a handicap for the first time. She should step up on her debut effort for new connections having formerly been trained in Ireland but the vote goes to Jolika. Len Lungo's mare won with a little more in hand than the winning margin would suggest at Ayr last time and, off a 7lb higher mark, she has an obvious chance.
