mid-division, ridden and effort over 3f out, edged left and no impression 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on well
prominent, ridden and carried head high over 1f out, soon beaten, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression on leaders inside final furlong
prominent 2f, no impression when edged right over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, driven to chase winner over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, no impression
took keen hold, led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, led 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
Confidential Creek went close in a seller last time but faces stiffer opposition in this while Shirley's Pride will also need to improve further to follow up her victory over track and trip a fortnight ago when she had Ridgeblade and Moss The Boss behind. Alhaarth Beauty has been placed in maidens on the Polytrack of late and is preferred to Perfect Words and Rangooned but the vote goes to FREE ISLAND. James Tate's charge can be forgiven a below-par effort at Southwell last time as he didn't take to the Fibresand but has every chance on his earlier third in a handicap at Wolverhampton.
Perfect Words (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Prominent, led halfway, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Dream Vale (9-1) at Redcar 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Oct.
Rangooned 11-4 (8-12) Chased leaders, carried wide over 4f out, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 8l behind Royal Acquisition (9-3) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Alhaarth Beauty (IRE) 9-4 (8-10) Went right start, keen led, ridden and hung left approaching final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Silca's Dream (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Free Island 5-4fav (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Combustible (8-8) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs in Mar.
Look On By 33-1 (9-7) Led 2f, took keen hold, faded over 1f out, 7th of 10, 7l behind Jordanstown (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Confidential Creek 4-5fav (9-7) Chased leaders, headway to chase winner over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Whiteflats (8-10) at Wolverhampton 5f sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Shirley's Pride 12-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, soon close up, led over 1f out, held on well, won at Catterick 5f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd beating Jofranka (9-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Ichimoku 22-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden and edged right just over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 21l behind Midnight Dream (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Supercruiser (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Keen in touch, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 22l behind Robot Boy (9-1) at Doncaster 5f mdn stks (5) gd.
Ridgeblade 6-1 (8-7) With leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Shirley's Pride (8-7) at Catterick 5f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Twinwood Star (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Bumped start, outpaced, some headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden and no impression, 10th of 13, 13l behind Hazard Warning (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Moss The Boss (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon switched right, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 7l behind Shirley's Pride (8-7) at Catterick 5f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.