slowly into stride, held up in 5th on inside, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ridden turning in, no great headway
held up and beind, never a factor
raced keenly, with leader, led 5f out, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed final 110 yards, no extra
held up in last pair on inside, headway between horses inside final furlong, stayed on into modest 3rd towards finish
restless in stalls, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced wide in 3rd, no chance with leading duo when ridden over 1f out, weakened into 4th towards finish
led for 2f, pressed leader, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, stayed on well
Ferensby disappointed at Wolverhampton on her reappearance having gone close at the same track before that while both Albert Cee and Trilby step up in trip with recent outings at Kempton under their belts. AURORA DAWN hasn’t raced since placing over today’s distance at Newcastle in January but the winner has gone in again since and Ed Walker’s filly gets the vote. Mister X beat Topo Chico here before finishing behind runner-up The Toff and the latter could go well again.
Ferensby 7-2 (8-9) Chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace and no impression final furlong, 4th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Totnes (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (4) pol in Mar.
Trilby 9-2 (9-5) Good speed from wide draw to press leader, lost 2nd entering final 2f, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Grenham Bay (9-5) at Kempton 6f stks (4) pol in Apr.
Albert Cee (FR) 7-2 (9-9) Prominent, disputed lead over 2f out, soon led and ridden, headed entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Full Prime (9-9) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Aurora Dawn (IRE) 9-4 (8-7) Keen early, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon edged left, 3rd and no impression towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Silver Nightfall (8-7) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Mister X (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced turning in, ridden and weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind A Taste Of Honey (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Topo Chico (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Held up, ridden off pace 2f out, rapid headway inside final furlong to lead, ran on well, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Vasilissa (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
The Toff (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, chased leaders on inside, went 2nd turning in, switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind A Taste Of Honey (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.