held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
always towards rear
led, ridden and headed, no extra inside final furlong
held up, never dangerous
chased leaders, weakened and hung left from over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ran on
slowly into stride, in rear, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and hung left final furlong
mid-division, headway 5f out, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and rallied to stay on inside final furlong
chased leaders, led halfway, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up, headway approaching 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
In a tricky race, Peace Lily is selected ahead of Redeye Special and King Of Meze. Redeye Special looked promising in winning his first two races last season and, despite the fact that his form then tailed off a little, he remains lightly raced and can go well today. Torquemada get a shout having run well from today's mark last June, while Peace Lily also looks competitive racing from today's mark based on her last two efforts, which were fair ones. Tuning Fork ran very well last time on his first run for a new yard and could yet remain competitively weighted, while a repeat of his course and distance second last October would certainly give King Of Meze claims, and he has shown improvement for the application of cheekpieces. Finally, Kalani Star would have a good chance based on last summer's form, if able to recapture it. It all adds up to a competitive race, one in which Peace Lily can make it third-time lucky based on some good recent efforts, the latest of them having come in a competitive handicap. She gets the nod.
Redeye Special 3-1fav (9-1) Soon came stands side, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 14l behind Indian Edge (8-8) at Chepstow 1m hcap (6) sft.
Torquemada (IRE) 4-1co-fav (8-11) Held up, keen, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Bridgewater Boys (8-10) at Beverley 1m hcap (5) gs.
Peace Lily 11-2jt-fav (9-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Bollin Edward (9-12) at Thirsk 7f hcap (6) gd.
Tuning Fork 16-1 (8-13) Led, ridden when came wide and headed over 2f out, stayed on, 2nd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Golden Square (8-5) at Warwick 1m app hcp (6) gd.
Saucy 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leader to 3f out, weakened rapidly inside final 2f, last of 16, 26l behind Wild Pitch (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
King of Meze (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Led, hard pressed from 3f out, headed 1f out, ran on gamely for 2nd, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Wanna Shout (9-1) at Kempton 1m banded stk (7) pol.
Sol Rojo 9-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, outpaced when switched left inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Zabeel Tower (8-7) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd in Apr.
Kalani Star (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Always prominent, chased winner 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Gala Sunday (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol.
