raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
hampered start, in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong
fly leapt start, never on terms
towards rear, headway entering final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden lost place over 3f out
in rear, pushed along halfway, some late headway
raced wide close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, outpaced over 3f out
raced wide keen tracked leader after 1f until 3f out, soon lost place
went left start, close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on
Isstoora opened her account over a mile at Southwell and returns to handicap company under a leading amateur. Becky Smith partnered Quoteline Direct to victory at Nottingham last month while Beepeecee was third at Lingfield recently and today’s rider claims 7lb. Barnaby Brook and BERLUCSCA were both placed over track and trip on their latest starts with the latter finishing ahead of Archipeligo having tumbled down the weights this year. Another bold bid is expected and he’s gets the nod in a competitive opener.
Mr Red Clubs (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Lunar Jet (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Purple Rock (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Mid-division, driven and outpaced over 2f out, well held after, 10th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Paddyplex (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
X Rated (IRE) 13-2 (8-6) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Gallifrey (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Luv U Whatever 12-1 (9-4) Towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Take Two (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Venutius 20-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, lost place when hampered over 2f out, soon behind and eased, tailed off, last of 11, 37 1/2l behind Rosy Ryan (9-2) at Ripon 1m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Archipeligo 5-1 (9-1) Close up, pushed along 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Pink Ribbon (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Jersey Jewel (FR) 33-1 (10-12) In rear, not fluent 1st, hampered 3rd, pushed along after 7th, behind 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Big Penny (10-12) at Bangor 2m 4f (4) gs in Oct.
Barnaby Brook (CAN) 6-1 (9-7) Prominent, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, always held, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Tailor's Row (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Isstoora (IRE) 8-13fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led entering final 2f, soon pressed, driven out, won at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating Flying Raconteur (9-5) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Beepeecee 10-1 (9-3) In rear, switched right approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Music Major (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Sadhbh (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 4l behind Emenem (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Berlusca (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Dwelt took keen hold, headway to lead after 1f, joined over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Pink Ribbon (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Quoteline Direct 16-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Nov beating England Expects (10-9) by shd, 15 ran.
