led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
held up, never dangerous
in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner
mid-division, ridden over 5f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
mid-division, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, driven to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always behind
Withdrawn
Nonrunner
Lillebror is the one to be on if the money is down, but Star Welcome looks the safest option ahead of Phone Tapping. Willie Musson's four-year-old has just had a couple of races following a years holiday and looks ready to take first prize. She improved on a fourth at Wolverhampton to finish an excellent second to Lawaaheb at Lingfield last time. She should still be on the upgrade and will be hard to beat off today's mark. Lillebror is trained by bookie basher Barney Curly and he landed a massive gamble over the jumps at Plumpton on October. He has shown some decent flat form in the past but should only be followed if well supported this afternoon. Phone Tapping ran well to finish fourth in a competitive race at Wolverhampton in November and still looks on a decent mark. The best of the others could be Explosive Fox, but Star Welcome looks the most progressive in the line up and gets our vote.
