led, headed before 3rd, led again before 2 out, ridden and headed last, kept on and held towards finish
in rear, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
tracked leader, led before 3rd, headed before 2 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders in 3rd, headway 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead last, kept on
held up towards rear, jumped slow and lost place from 5th
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, one pace in 3rd and no impression
BELLA (NAP) landed a lucrative handicap at Warwick in May of last year and has scored twice subsequently. She hasn't run since May but has a touch of quality and can concede weight all round. Fit The Brief was odds-on when impeded and unseating her rider at Stratford in June but didn't impress at Warwick last month while Lillian was beaten a long way when coming in for support at Ludlow. The latter had won very easily on this track earlier and may just have an off-day so she looks the main threat. Graceful Legend ran in a Doncaster Listed contest in March and will have found the minimum trip much too short on her return to action at Fakenham. Saucysioux scored in very testing conditions at Plumpton in January but What A Saga hasn't shown much.
Bella (FR) 11-1 (11-9) Prominent, not fluent 6th, lost place before 3 out, mistake and unseated rider last, at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Fit The Brief 4-1 (10-10) Held up, towards rear, headway from 2 out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 9, 16 1/2l behind Tearsofclewbay (10-10) at Worcester 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Lillian (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-3) Tracked leader, not fluent 5th, ridden and lost 2nd before 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 18 1/4l behind Atlanta Ablaze (10-10) at Ludlow 2m 5f (4) gf in Oct.
Graceful Legend 7-1 (10-7) In touch, ridden and headway soon after 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Eamon An Cnoic (11-0) at Fakenham 2m mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Saucysioux 20-1 (11-11) Not fluent, always in rear, behind when blundered 7th, detached, last of 6, dist behind Talk Of The South (11-4) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
What A Saga 14-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway on outside 3 out, soon close up, no extra last, 5th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Whatsthatallabout (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
