chased leaders, mistake 5th, struggling from next, left poor 3rd and jumped badly right last
led, mistake 1st, stumbled and headed 3rd, remained handy, ridden 6th, soon weakened, well behind when pulled up approaching 2 out
tracked leader, made most from 3rd to 4 out, chased winner after, ridden approaching 2 out, 6 lengtsh 2nd and making no impression when left in lead last
held up in rear, struggling 4 out, poor 4th when mistake and unseated rider last
mistake 1st, held up, struggling 6th, well behind when pulled up approaching 2 out
closed up, well held in 3rd, when left 2nd last
chased leaders, led 4 out, 6 lengths ahead and going strongly, when fell last
A very tricky race to assess with the likely market leaders being a pair of mares who have raced only in France, but going strictly on the clock we have a bit of a comparison between the pair and we'll take RUTHENOISE to get the better of Miss Sarenne. David Pipe has his string going well and Ruthenoise won only her only start at Auteuil back in October, on very soft ground. Miss Sarenne has also raced over the course and distance and on the same going description and finished in a time that was a fair bit slower, so on that basis we will side with David Pipe's runner. Francois Doumen might also have a decent angle on this race and he runs Quaspia, who won a heavy ground bumper in France in November. She is respected. Gary Moore saddles Shes So Pretty, who has won on both the Polytrack and good to soft on the flat but needs to prove she handles it this deep. Never Lost is interesting on her debut in this sphere, but Ruthenoise is the one for us.
Ashleys Petale (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, hit 3rd, not fluent 6th, no chance from 8th, 7th of 16, 35l behind Parlesotho (11-5) at Hereford 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Never Lost 16-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, led, 3l clear over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 14, 5l behind Tara Taylor (11-2) at Folkestone 2m 1f mrs nhf (6) gs in Jan.
Quaspia (FR) 16-1 (10-7) Held up, headway approaching 3 out, outpaced and edged left after 2 out, stayed on and went moderate 3rd early run-in, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Dave's Dream (11-5) at Newbury 2m hdl (2) gs in Dec.
She's So Pretty (IRE) 9-2co-fav (11-0) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 7l behind Mustajed (10-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f amt hcp (5) pol in Jan (Flat).
Shenandoah Girl 25-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, 9th of 14, 40l behind Celticello (11-3) at Leicester 2m 4f sll hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Ruthenoise (FR) (10-1) Towards rear, headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, led flat, ran on well, won at Auteuil 2m 2f hdl in Oct beating Atipik (10-1) by 3l, 16 ran.
Miss Sarenne (FR) (10-6) In touch, no extra from 2 out, 3rd of 19, 8l behind Fortana (10-4) at Auteuil 2m 2f fll hdl hvy in Nov.
Tara Whale 80-1 (10-9) Always in rear, 13th of 16, well behind Finney (11-2) at Chepstow 2m mdn nhf (6) gs.
