held up, headway 3f out, led just inside 2f out, headed 1f out, carried right, regained lead towards finish, held on
prominemt, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in 5th, improved 3f out, led and edged right from 1f out, headed towards finish, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
led, ridden and headed just inside 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent early, chased leaders, ridden on outside 3f out, edged right and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, soon recovered to go prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
reared start and slowly away, held up in rear, headway going well over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, no impression on front pair
in rear, short lived effort on inside 3f out
A tight race on the figures but we'll opt for JUST MANDY ahead of Tuscan King and Ant Music. The selection looks well enough drawn in eight and it's to be hoped that she can prove as effective at this track as she has been at Southwell on her last two outings. Her one run on a polytrack surface came at Wolverhampton and she was far from disgraced on that occasion which offers hope for her supporters. Tuscan King ran as well as can have been expected against a handicap snip last time but this is his company and he'll be a threat to all despite having little in hand at these weights. Ant Music has looked a little onepaced on occasion which is a slight concern as he drops in trip but he has gone close over this course and distance and should have a say in the outcome. Dr Mathias was successful on his only previous foray into this grade whilst Delta Sky may respond to the headgear and has claims on these terms but it's Just Mandy that gets the nod.
Tuscan King 15-2 (8-12) Held up on inside, switched right over 2f out, headway soon after, ridden over 1f out, chased easy winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Srda (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Dr Mathias 20-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4l behind Pastello (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Ant Music (IRE) 10-3 (9-4) In touch, lost place over 3f out, ridden 2f out, rallied to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Nom De La Rosa (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo sell stks (6) pol.
Flotate (USA) 25-1 (8-12) Raced wide, tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 25l behind Diam Queen (8-12) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Sep.
Just Mandy (IRE) 15-8 (8-7) Held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 3yo sell stks (6) fbs beating Inside Track (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
La Toya J (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 8l behind Tafawut (8-9) at Kempton 1m mdn fll (5) pol.
Delta Sky (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Steadied start in rear, pushed along 5f out, ridden and headway on inside halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 8l behind Step To It (8-4) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
Rock D'argent (IRE) 18-1 (8-3) Pulled hard in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 10, 5l behind Fighter Boy (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Rivitivo 50-1 (8-6) Chased leaders til halfway, 10th of 11, 30l behind Sultan's Choice (8-6) at Catterick 7f 2yo sll (6) sft in Jul.
