held up, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leading pair last, stayed on towards finish
keen in rear, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on same pace
held up, headway 2 out, ridden and stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 5th, lost place next
held up, ridden 2 out, no impression
keen tracked leader, hit last, ridden to lead run-in
set steady pace, quickend clear after 3 out, mistake 2 out, headed run-in
keen in touch, ridden 2 out, weakened next
Gina Andrews is the most experienced lady amateur in action in this and can land the spoils on board ROXANE BRUERE. Robin Dickin's mare ran right up to her best when just touched off in a similar contest at Ludlow last week and races off the same mark here. She gets 16lb from Ananda Kanda, who was third on the Flat at Catterick last month, and 15lb from Sedgefield third Obara D'Avril. The latter, like last month's Carlisle second Solway Blue, is a C&D winner, however, and can't be ignored but Hoar Frost was beaten in a Hexham seller last time.
Ananda Kanda (USA) 18-1 (9-10) Held up in last, went 3rd flat, never nearer, 3rd of 6, 14l behind Kayaan (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jul.
Obara d'Avril (FR) 22-1 (11-7) In rear, pushed along before 2 out, soon headway, ridden before last, one pace, 3rd of 13, 9l behind Claude Carter (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Hoar Frost 16-1 (10-4) Held up mid-division, headway 7th, ridden before 2 out, every chance before last, soon chased winner, no impression, 2nd of 9, 13l behind Ockey De Neulliac (10-2) at Hexham 2m 4f sell hdl (5) sft.
Lyon's Hill 66-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, mistake 6th, soon detatched, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Lucky Lukey (10-11) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
Solway Blue 18-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, ridden and every chance last, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 11, ns behind Pete (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Oct.
Endeavor 16-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway before last, one pace, 7th of 16, 22l behind Flaygray (10-12) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Roxane Bruere (FR) 7-1 (10-1) Tracked leader, mistake 4 out, led soon after, ridden and hung right before last, headed run-in, no extra, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Maderson Blue (10-2) at Ludlow 2m 5f am hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd.
Simplified 50-1 (9-11) Slowly away, always behind, 7th of 10, well behind Perlon (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
