led, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong when rider dropped rein, headed and no extra towards finish
in touch, pushed along and wide into straight 2f out, ridden and raced awkwardly over 1f, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away in rear, pushed along when pushed wide into straight 2f out, ridden and ran on strongly to lead towards finish
close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on to go 2nd close home
A progressive filly last year, INDIE ANGEL ended the season with a Listed success over a mile here in October. She’ll no doubt be ready for action on her reappearance and has the edge at the weights. Fizzy Feet has won seven times on the all-weather though has yet to race over this far while Shimmering Dawn is another prolific winner on artificial surfaces but ran below par in Listed company at Wolverhampton last month. The remaining trio have no easy task on these terms with Arafi preferred to both Nirodha and Pholas having landed a hat-trick over today’s trip before narrowly beaten over a mile at Newcastle.
Arafi 9-4 (8-13) Pulled hrd tracking leader, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 5, 3/4l behind Made In Italy (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp fll (3) pol in Mar.
Fizzy Feet (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Venturous (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Indie Angel (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) In rear, wide and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m lst fll stks (1) pol in Oct beating Lavender's Blue (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Nirodha (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Tracked leader after 1f, led 2f out, soon 2 lengths clear, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb beating Tundra (8-5) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Pholas 4-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, short of room on rail 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead close home, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Lasting Legacy (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Shimmering Dawn (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) In rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Mums Tipple (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.