prominent, ridden to lead before 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra towards finish
prominent, not fluent 5th, outpaced 3 out, 4th and no impression when jumped right and mistake 2 out, jumped right last
held up in touch, closed after 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon edged right, not fluent 2 out, mistake last, stayed on same pace and no impression on winner flat
tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led before last, clear flat, ran on well
led, not fluent 3rd, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon beaten
held up in touch, mistake and lost place 3rd, not fluent 4th, mistake 6th, soon ridden and closed, no impression 3 out, weakened next
Tara Mist is two from two around here but she's shown her best form over longer trips. Better ground might have suited recent Stratford scorer Northern Meeting but the going will suit Dusky Legend, though it's a bit of a worry that she kept finding one too good last season. ALLEZ ENCORE appears to have plenty in her favour, not least a very solid reappearance in Listed company at Wetherby. She won over this trip on soft ground at Bangor in February and should run her race again. Bella has her first run since pulling up at Uttoxeter in July and this may be too competitive for the thoroughly-exposed Pandorica.
Allez Encore (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Prominent, ridden and edged left after 2 out, no impression on winner last, lost 2nd towards finish, 4th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Blue Buttons (10-12) at Wetherby 2m lst (1) sft in Oct.
Tara Mist 3-1fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway approaching 8th, chased leaders after 3 out, plugged on into modest 3rd last, 3rd of 10, 23l behind Lily Waugh (10-10) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Dusky Legend 11-10fav (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway before 5th, not much room 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, stayed on towards finish, always held, 2nd of 16, 3 3/4l behind The Govaness (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn (5) sft in Jan.
Bella (FR) 20-1 (11-9) Jumped right 1st, always towards rear, struggling 7th, pulled up before last, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Northern Meeting (IRE) 5-1fav (10-1) Made all, clear before last, ran on well, pushed out, won at Stratford 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Bantam (11-12) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Pandorica 11-4 (10-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 5th, challenging 3 out, soon led, wandered before not fluent last, ridden out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (3) gd in Jun beating Rest And Be (10-12) by 1l, 7 ran.
