prominent, hit 2nd, lost place 3rd, behind from next, jumped left 3 out, tailed off
in touch towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway next, challenged after 3 out, carried left and bumped next, led narrowly last, in command towards finish
prominent, led 3 out, ridden and headed before making mistake 2 out, one pace
tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced, not fluent 2 out
tracked leaders on outside, pulled hard, hit 5th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, blundered 2 out and last
led until 3 out, soon beaten
ATARED, runner-up over C&D last month in a much better race, drops into this grade for the first time and can finally open her account against equally disappointing rivals with the promising Chris Geoghegan taking off 3lb. Woody Valentine carries top weight but clearly isn't the force of old and would prefer a more searching test of stamina. Shilpa is a previous C&D winner and may be the pick of the remainder, though Black Apache ran a little better at Market Rasen earlier this month.
Woody Valentine (USA) 33-1 (10-3) Tracked leader until after 2nd, prominent, lost place after 6th, outpaced before 2 out, soon beaten, 5th of 8, 29l behind Andreo Bambaleo (10-11) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Silver Lily (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, challenged approaching 2 out until mistake last, one pace flat, 6th of 14, 6l behind Solway Blue (9-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Black Apache (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Headway to track leader approaching 2nd, challenged 3 out, led before next, soon headed, weakened flat, 8th of 14, 8l behind Solway Blue (9-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Shilpa (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway after 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, mistake last, 5th of 13, 18l behind Leopard Hills (10-13) at Stratford 2m sell hdl (5) gd.
Renege The Joker 50-1 (10-7) Raced towards rear, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 32l behind Sole Bonne Femme (10-7) at Fakenham 2m sell hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Lady Florence 10-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along after 3 out, lost 3rd next, weakened from last, 5th of 13, 26l behind Papradon (10-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Jun.
Naledi 100-1 (10-12) In rear, struggling from 4th, 9th of 14, well behind Players Please (11-12) at Hereford 2m 1f 4yo nov stks (4) gf in Jun.
Atared 5-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division 3rd, not fluent next, headway 5th, went 3rd after 3 out, no impression, weakened approaching last, 5th of 15, 26l behind Meridiem (10-11) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Mar.
