held up in rear, headway 4 out, tracked leader next, led 2 out, ridden and headed towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 4 out
towards rear, hampered approaching 4 out, headway next, ridden and every chance 2 out, mistake next, ran on to lead towards finsh
made most to 4 out, weakened 2 out
in touch, headway when stumbled on landing 4 out, soon led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on one pace
with leader until ridden 6th, soon weakened, tailed of when pulled up 2 out
close up, ridden 3 out weakened next
prominent, led 6th, headed soon after 4 out, weakened 2 out
Just Milly beat 14 rivals on just her second start over hurdles at Doncaster in December and it would be no surprise if she went close under a penalty here. Katy P got closer to Verdana Blue at Hereford in January than LITTLE ACORN did at Taunton a month later but is not by no means certain to appreciate this step up in distance and Harry Fry’s mare can come out on top today. Joy's Spirit makes her debut under Rules but showed only modest form in point-to-points. Royal Debutante, however, is back in the right grade and worthy of consideration on placed efforts here in the autumn.
Just Milly (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, pushed along and looked struggling before 4 out, steady headway approaching next, went 2nd between last two, led narrowly last, driven out, won at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gd in Dec beating Monkey Puzzle (10-12) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Dewberry 100-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up, at Warwick 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.
Joy's Spirit 5-4 (11-0) Outpcd 8; wl bhnd when fell 4 out, at Cottenham 2m 4f mdn gd in Feb.
Katy P 14-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, every chance when not fluent 3 out, one pace after next, 3rd and no impression before last, 3rd of 13, 12l behind Verdana Blue (11-0) at Hereford 2m (4) gs in Jan.
Listen For Me 14-1 (11-7) Led til hdd aft 11; outpcd 2 out; rallied flat, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Kalahari Queen (10-2) at Whitfield 3m mdn gs in Mar.
Little Acorn 12-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 7th, pushed along and one pace in 4th from 3 out, 4th of 13, 17 1/2l behind Verdana Blue (11-5) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gd in Feb.
Royal Debutante (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Chased leading pair, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, 7th of 10, 24 1/4l behind Tullow Tonic (10-10) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
She Told You So 33-1 (10-10) Led to 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, dist behind Socksy (11-2) at Towcester 2m 5f (4) sft in Mar.
Sugar Storm 40-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along 12f out, lost place 8f out, well beaten after, 13th of 15, dist behind Arian (11-6) at Bangor 2m 1f mdn (6) sft in Dec.
Time Wise 250-1 (11-4) Towards rear, ridden and weakened after 5th, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up, at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
