wide, in touch, ridden and effort over 4f out, weakened 2f out
dwelt, in rear, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, never nearer
went right start, always in rear
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened towards finish
held up, headway to track leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, push along 3f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, quickened clear
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner
LILY LILY looks the obvious choice in this one mile one furlong handicap after her win last time so we give her the chance to follow up at the expense of Claddagh, who makes his debut in these ranks while Tuscan King could be well weighted after a successful claimer campaign. The Great Husk is also considered, as along with the pick, he is one of the few to have taken on the handicapper and looks feasibly weighted. We do though prefer Lily Lily after she scored easily on her own handicap debut last time out. The form might not be worth a great deal from the race with just four runners taking part but it was a very taking performance at just four pounds heavier she should be able to follow up. Claddagh is better bred than he's shown and on the pick of his three maiden runs should be capable off his current mark while Tuscan King has won two from four starts at this track and looks to have a fair rating now up into these ranks for the first time. Rivera Chic has also shaped well in a handful of maiden run but Lily Lily looks ahead of the assessor despite her win last time.
Lily Lily 4-1 (9-2) Made all, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jan beating Mororless (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Tuscan King 15-8fav (9-0) Keen, held up mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Ana Moutabahi (9-4) at Kempton 1m Classified Claiming Stakes (0-70) (3yo) (6) pol in Jan.
Captain Bluebird (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, outpaced halfway, stayed on final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Nubar Boy (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jan.
Claddagh 3-1 (9-3) Led 1f, pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 8l behind Thundering Home (9-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec.
Market Puzzle (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Tracked winner, effort over 2f out, never able to challenge, 2nd of 6, 10l behind Ming Master (8-8) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) fbs in Jan.
Riviera Chic (USA) 3-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, challenged between horses over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 2nd of 7, hd behind Quarante Deux (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
The Great Husk (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Set steady pace, quickened 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Beyond (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
