led, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace
raced wide, in rear, headway to chase leading pair entering final 3f, ridden and edged left and kept on one pace from over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
raced wide, pushed along in rear after 2f, outpaced halfway, kept on under pressure final furlong
dwelt, in rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
in touch, hung badly right and weakened approaching 3f out
CLEAR ICE is our call with Angie's Nap and Valmina also worth a look in the market. It is always dangerous to take plating form literally but Clear Ice has looked slightly better than that grade in the past and back to a much more suitable trip, we think that at the likely odds, Dandy Nicholls' charge represents some value. Angie's Nap is some 4lb higher than she was when taking a nursery at the track in November. She finished behind the well named Point To Prove over the five furlong trip. Valmina represents a yard that are having winners at the moment. If he takes to the surface, he should win but from a punting perspective, his price is likely to reflect that accordingly. Athwaab won a Kempton nursery for Ed Dunlop. He has since joined Mick Quinlan and will be making a reappearance following a fair sized absence. Clear Ice has impressed us over course and distance in the past and we believe he can graduate out of plating company today.
Valmina 4-1 (9-2) Keen, held up in touch, switched right over 1f out, headway with winner entering final furlong, soon every chance, driven and edged left and unable to quicken towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Sabatini (9-5) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Athwaab 10-1 (9-4) Steadied start, pulled hard in rear, hampered halfway, headway entering final 2f, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep beating Wing Of Faith (8-8) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Clear Ice (IRE) 11-4 (9-5) With leaders, ridden and every chance when edged left over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Tealing (8-11) at Southwell 7f 2yo clm stks (6) fbs in Nov.
Fair Bunny 9-1 (9-7) Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven to chase leader entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Admiral Cochrane (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Mind Of Her Own 66-1 (8-11) Led after 1f, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 7l behind Admiral Cochrane (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
The Two G's 25-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, towards rear, rider lost iron over 2f out, ridden, weakened and edged right over 1f out, 11th of 13, 7l behind Vilnius (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Nidamar 100-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, ridden after 2f, soon outpaced, 5th of 6, 17l behind Italian Tom (9-7) at Southwell 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) fbs.
Angie's Nap (USA) 8-1 (8-12) With leader, soon hung left, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind Point To Prove (8-2) at Southwell 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
