held up towards rear, headway after 9th, ridden and effort approaching 3 out, no extra between final 2
soon mid-division, headway 10th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, one-paced approaching last
mid-division, pushed along and lost place approaching 9th, outpaced next
held up in touch, ridden and effort after 3 out, chased winner before next, kept on under pressure
made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well
held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
towards rear, struggling 9th, soon lost touch
with leader, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, one-paced from next
mid-division, headway and in touch 10th, ridden and effort after 3 out, weakened after next
held up in rear, struggling 9th, behind from next
With half of the 10 runner field out of the handicap proper this is not as competitive as the numbers suggest and the topweight Clair Valley sets a fair standard. Ferdy Murphy's mare won nicely over a two furlong shorter trip at Wolverhampton earlier in the month on her first start for a year. She may have further improvement in her but has been raised 11lbs since. The Richard Ford-trained Hersilia has been placed off her current mark on all three starts this term so should again be thereabouts, while Bullfinch from the Richard Phillips stable should not be far away judged by his most recent effort at Newton Abbot.
