always prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on under pressure
held up,never dangerous
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon beaten
chased leaders over 3f
led, headed 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace final 2f
prominent over 4f
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed and hung left inside final furlong, no extra
always behind
mid-division, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, staying on when hampered final furlong
prominent, ridden halfway, soon weakened
held up, headway over 1f out, never nearer
always behind
held up, some headway over 1f out, never nearer
chased leaders over 3f
held up, hung right over 2f out, soon beaten
in touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out
This is a very difficult race to assess and so a tentative vote is given to Marabar, with Doctor Dennis and Time To Remember put forward as two others with decent claims. David Chapman's seven-year-old is consistent in this type of company and put in one of his best efforts on similar ground to today's at Pontefract when a close up fifth to Bundy. A repeat of that effort could be good enough against this bunch. Time To Remember has been a little disappointing on the all-weather but is much better on the turf and could go well at a decent price. Meanwhile Doctor Dennis, who is not the most consistent of performers, can be given a great chance on his recent second to Radlett Lady. To be honest it would be no surprise whatever the outcome of this poor event, but Marabar has as good a chance as any and gets the verdict.
Indian Edge 20-1 Held up, headway but not clear run over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Spark Up at W'hampton 7f stk pol in Apr.
Shinko Femme (IRE) 9-2 Slowly away, behind, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders, 8th of 15, 8l behind Zalebe at Yarmouth 7f 3yo sll (G4) gd in Sept.
Show Me The Lolly (FR) 25-1 Raced centre, chased leaders, ridden and led 2f out, headed over 1f out, hung left and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Sriology at Yarmouth 1m stk gd in Apr.
Time To Remember (IRE) 3-1 Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Glencairn Star at W'hampton 6f stk (H5) pol in Nov.
Pagan Storm (USA) 6-1 Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on close home, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Grand View at W'hampton 6f stk pol in Apr.
Doctor Dennis (IRE) 17-2 Outpaced, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 3l behind Count Cougar at Southwell 6f stk fbs in Apr.
Michaels Pride (IRE) 12-1 Behind, ridden and outpaced 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Kinky at Catterick 7f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Fulvio (USA) 7-1 Raced centre, with leader 6f, 13th of 17, 21l behind Sriology at Yarmouth 1m stk gd in Apr.
