NOTTINGHAM (09 Jul 2005)

Good To Firm

3:45 Letheby & Christopher Stable Staff Fillies' Handicap (Part of The Stable Staff Bonus Series) (4) (3yo+,0-85)

[off 3:46] £6,858.80, £2,110.40, £1,055.20, £527.60 (5f13y) 5f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Neverletme Go (IRE) (8) G Wragg 3 9-0 C Catlin 4/6F 78 83 83

2 hd Bonne De Fleur (7) B Smart 4 9-8 D McGaffin 6/1 81 87 87

3 ¾ Frascati (4) A Berry 5 8-8 P P Mathers(5) 5/1 72 75 75

4 1¼ Starduster (1) B R Millman 3 8-4 F P Ferris 12/1 68 65 65

5 1 Estoille (6) Mrs S Lamyman 4 8-3 16t R Thomas 100/1 62 58 57

6 2½ Red Sovereign (3) D G Bridgwater 4 8-11 D Nolan(3) 14/1 73 60 59

7 nk Mis Chicaf (IRE) (2) J S Wainwright 4 9-2 T P Queally 20/1 75 61 60

7 ran TIME 58.21s (fast by 1.09s) TOTAL SP 111%

NON RUNNER: True Magic

1st OWNER: Trevor C Stewart BRED: T Stewart TRAINER: G Wragg

2nd OWNER: Miss N Jefford

3rd OWNER: Lord Crawshaw

TOTE WIN £1.30 PL £1.20, £2.40; Ex £3.60; CSF £4.81; TRICAST £10.39

ANALYSIS: A decent prize on offer here, but it was not the strongest of fields and NEVERLETME GO, lightly-raced and progressive, stood out on recent form. A hold up horse, she needed things to fall her way and they did as the gap appeared between Red Sovereignand Mis Chicaf approaching the furlong mark and she was driven through it for a narrow win. There is surely more to come from her.

Bonne de Fleur, badly drawn at Beverley last time, was racing from the best berth on this occasion but did not take full advantage of it and had to be switched round several rivals to deliver a challenge which proved not quite good enough. It was still a fine effort off top-weight, but she is not proving easy to win with these days and will get no relief from the handicapper after this run.