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2:25 Littlewoods £2M Pools On 0800 500 000 Banded Stakes (class 7) (4yo+,0-45)

[off 2:25] £1,365.00, £403.00, £201.60 5f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Mystery Pips (6) N Tinkler 6 8-9 v Kim Tinkler 9/2 45 — —

2 2 Percy Douglas (13) Miss A Stokell 6 8-4 2tb1 Ann Stokell(7) 25/1 45 — —

3 1¼ Eternally (2) R M H Cowell 4 8-9 p P Fitzsimons 8/1 45 — —

4 shd Misty Princess (9) M J Attwater 4 8-9 F P Ferris 13/2 45 — —

5 1 Prime Recreation (8) P S Felgate 9 8-9 P Cosgrave 20/1 45 — —

6 1½ Katie Killane (1) M Wellings 4 8-9 A Daly 100/1 40 — —

7 shd On The Trail (3) D W Chapman 9 8-9 p M Henry 13/2 45 — —

8 ¾ Comic Tales (10) M Mullineaux 5 8-9 S Whitworth 8/1 40 — —

9 1¼ Ladies Knight (7) D Shaw 6 8-9 J Mackay 12/1 45 — —

10 1 Our Chelsea Blue (USA) (4) J R Jenkins 8 8-9 S Carson 33/1 40 — —

11 1 Cark (14) J Balding 8 8-6 p J Edmunds(3) 8/1 45 — —

12 3 A Teen (12) P Howling 8 8-9 Dale Gibson 4/1F 45 — —

13 13 Hellbent (11) M Appleby 7 8-6 R Thomas(3) 25/1 45 — —

13 ran TIME 1m 0.81s (slow by 2.81s) TOTAL SP 122%

NON RUNNER: Jahia (NZ)

1st OWNER: Paglia & Fieno Racing BRED: Michael Worton TRAINER: N Tinkler

2nd OWNER: Ms Caron Stokell

3rd OWNER: Bottisham Heath Stud

TOTE WIN £5.20 PL £2.10, £6.20, £2.80; Ex £107.10; CSF £122.62

ANALYSIS: Plenty of pace on here and nothing much got into it from behind as MYSTERY PIPS, whose best performances have all come when able to dominate, kept her rivals at bay. Back to form when a close fourth over course and distance last time without the usual headgear, she stepped up on that here.

Percy Douglas is winless since 2002, but shaped creditably in second, just as he had done when behind Mystery Pips here last time. He seemed to respond positively to the combination of tongue-tie and first-time-blinkers, but was ultimately well held by the winner.