keen prominent, led halfway, pressed from over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong
raced wide in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders until pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, readily
ridden along early towards rear, wide and headway 3f out, soon pressed leader, ridden and hung left final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish
in touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out
always towards rear, weakened over 2f out
led, headed halfway, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide in rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened and eased 3f out, tailed off
None of these have managed to win so far but NAUGHTY NADINE drops down in trip having finished third over a mile at Wolverhampton and may open her account on only her third outing for Mick Appleby. Mythical Star is creeping closer and an apprentice’s allowance helps her cause on this occasion while Becoming slips further down the weights and Ruby Ruby makes her handicap debut.
Naughty Nadine 15-2 (8-13) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Golden Sands (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Ey Up Its Jazz 40-1 (9-1) Soon outpaced, 9th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Aye Catcher (9-7) at Lingfield 5f (6) pol in Nov.
Gun Dog (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Disputed lead early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Adaayinourlife (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Ruith Le Tu 11-2 (8-8) Mid-division early, chased leaders over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out and soon short of room, outpaced under 2f out, no impression and held inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 11l behind Jilmod (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Oct.
Token Trader (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Storm Asset (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Mythical Star 13-2 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Homemade Andrea (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Sep.
Becoming (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Chased leader until over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Twistaline (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Feb.
The Ormer Gatherer 25-1 (8-7) Prominent, awkward on bend over 5f out and relegated to midfield, ridden over 3f out, weakened and eased over 2f out, 10th of 11, 29 1/2l behind Rubbeldiekatz (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Ruby Ruby 150-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly thereafter, last of 9, 27 1/4l behind Ingra Tor (9-1) at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.