mid-division, driven halfway, soon no impression
slowly into stride, soon outpaced, behind
chased winner, pulled hard, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, driven halfway, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on, no chance with winner
went right start, prominent, effort well over 1f out, soon one pace, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden, headway 2f out, edged left over 1f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden, under pressure 2f out, soon beaten
made all, driven 4 lengths clear entering final furlong, ran on well, eased close home
Raggle Taggle sets the standard and is consequently selected. There's no shortage of interesting newcomers in the field though and the market should help sort them out. Ralph Beckett has made a strong start to the season with his juveniles and this filly has run well on both starts to date. She handles soft ground, has done nothing wrong to date and has solid form. Accede is worth a second look given the success of a stablemate whilst Forward Feline, Kerrys Requiem, To The Point and Verlegen all make some appeal on paper; it's perhaps the last two that are of most interest. Ed McMahon's older horses have been in good form and this daughter of Refuse To Bend is related to a juvenile winner whilst the Hannon team have made their usual flying start and this filly is a half-sister to the talented juvenile Rag Top who was also trained at East Everleigh and made a winning debut in this race in 2002. Interesting stuff but we'll side with the proven form of Raggle Taggle.
Accede Acclamation filly out of winning sprinter Here To Me.
Baby Is Here (IRE) Namid filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
Bethie 40-1 (9-0) Pressed leader, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Aspen Darlin (9-0) at Warwick 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) sft in Apr.
Betoula Bertolini filly, half-sister to 1m1f-1m4f winner Bella Pavlina.
Dancing Welcome Kyllachy filly, half-sister to winning sprinter Game Lady.
Forward Feline (IRE) One Cool Cat filly out of winning sprinter Ymlaen.
Kerrys Requiem (IRE) King's Best filly out of an unraced mare.
Nativity Kyllachy filly, half-sister to several winners on the flat and over hurdles.
Sharp Discovery 100-1 (8-12) Keen tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 12l behind Miss Chamanda (8-12) at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
To The Point Refuse To Bend filly, half-sister to winning sprinter Be Fantastic.
Raggle Taggle (IRE) 15-8fav (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, effort when switched right inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Lisburn (8-9) at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Apr.
Verlegen (IRE) Royal Applause filly, half-sister to numerous winners from 5f-1m including useful 5f-7f winner Rag Top.
