tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, hard ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leaders, under pressure 5f out, weakened over 3f out
made all, driven and edged left over 1f out, pushed along and ran on well final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, effort to chase winner on inside when not much room approaching final furlong, one pace and held after
ran green, held up in rear, brief effort 5f out, outpaced final 3f
tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
pulled hard, rapid headway and ran very wide bend over 8f out, and again 4f out, tailed off
chased winner to halfway, weakened rapidly over 5f out
Don't Ask Me hails from a top yard and will be fancied to make a winning debut, with Hopeful Mission and Idris put up as the main dangers. Martin Pipe is sure to have Don't Ask Me, a half-brother to winning hurdler Swift Spirit, primed to go well first time in a race that should take little winning, and with Timmy Murphy doing the steering, he will be a popular choice. It is nice to see Keith Dalglish back riding again as he returns on the Francis Jeffers-owned Hopeful Mission, trained by Karl Burke. The market may be the best guide to his chance, along with Idris, a Flat-bred sort who will have learnt a bit from his Newbury introduction. We are in the dark about the others, and so we return to Don't Ask Me as the answer.
