led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to lead towards finish
in rear and in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong
Ambrosia went close at Salisbury before failing to land the odds at Kempton and Cape To Cuba was beaten only a head at Doncaster but returned a losing favourite in soft ground at Nottingham. That pair are likely to dominate the betting but CARAVELA is not out of this on her second at Pontefract when finishing in front of a subsequent winner. Mick Channon’s filly also beat Teomaria on that occasion and should go close again. Small Mercy looks to have a tough task on her debut.
Ambrosia 4-5fav (9-0) Pressed leader, driven to lead narrowly 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on when headed narrowly inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Influent (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Cape To Cuba 5-4fav (8-11) Tracked leaders, 2nd 3f out, led inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Zabeel Prince (9-12) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) sft in Jun.
Caravela (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Glassy Waters (9-5) at Pontefract 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Teomaria 14-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, led early, chased winner until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Glassy Waters (9-5) at Pontefract 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Small Mercy Medicean filly out of Munchkin.
