mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on from 2 out
led to approaching 3rd, led again after 5th, slipped on bend approaching 2 out, headed before last, not quicken flat
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, led last, ridden out
mid-division, hampered 3rd, mistake 4th, soon struggling, tailed off
not jump well, soon lost touch, pulled up after 4th
with leader, led approaching 3rd, headed after 5th, weakened and jumped right 3 out
mid-division, headway after 4th, went 2nd after 5th until after 6th, weakened after 3 out
held up, lost touch from 5th
mistakes, mid-division, headway after 4th, weakened 3 out
chased leaders, ridden approaching 6th, weakened 3 out
mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway 6th, weakened 3 out
mistakes, always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
not jump well, always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
took keen hold, prominent, went 2nd approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
Knotty Ash Girl will be all the rage here and is taken to score from Quotable and Longstone Lady in what is a poor contest. The selection won a selling handicap contest at Worcester last time and relishes fast ground. A 9lb rise won't make this eady but she did the job comfortably enough last time and with little to beat here she is taken to follow up. Quotable comes from a yard still going well and looks the danger. Oliver Sherwood's mare won a similar contest at Huntingdon on her penultimate start but failed to cope with a 10lb rise last time. She races from the same mark of 90 here but despite that she can go well. Longstone Lady won a novices' seller at Exeter in March but has been off the boil since. She is also unproven on ground this fast and so is opposed, and with little else appealing we take Knotty Ash Girl to score.
Knotty Ash Girl (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) Mid-division, steady headway 5th, ridden soon after, stayed on well to lead close home, won at Worcester 2m mrs hcp hdl (5) gf in May beating Rabbit (10-7) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Longstone Lady (IRE) 9-1 (10-4) Held up behind, some late headway, never a danger, 7th of 14, 16l behind Random Quest (11-4) at N Abbot 2m 1f sll hdl (5) gf in May.
Quotable 6-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, led 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 13, 13l behind Madam Caversfield (10-0) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in May.
Bonney Flame 25-1 (10-5) Behind, headway 5th, slightly hampered 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 18l behind Island of Memories (10-0) at Towcester 2m nov sll hdl (5) hvy in May.
Evanly Miss 33-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, weakened 5th, 9th of 13, well behind Lyon (11-3) at Hereford 2m 3f sll hdl (5) gf.
Lushpool (IRE) 66-1 (10-5) Held up, ridden 4 out soon weakened, last of 15, well behind Nuit Sombre (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (D) gd in Nov '04.
Marys Moment 100-1 (10-2) Took keen hold, held up, hampered 2nd, struggling from 4th, tailed off from next, 8th of 11, well behind Tech Eagle (11-7) at Worcester 2m nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Paper Doll 5-1 (10-6) Held up, jumped slowly 2nd, jumped right 3rd, ridden after 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when mistake 2 out and pulled up at the last in race won by Bowdlane Barb (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m mrs nov hdl (4) sft in May, 5 ran.
