towards rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer
towards rear, headway to chase clear leaders 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish
slowly away, in rear, outpaced 3f out
awkwardly away held up, headway when short of room 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leader, clear with leader halfway, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
dwelt in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd close home
tracked leaders, weakened 2f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, clear with one other halfway, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra
tracked clear leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced wide held up, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out
Charlie Arthur won easily over a longer trip at Southwell recently though saves his best for the Fibresand and can race off a lower mark back on this surface. He finished behind PARTY ISLAND in February when the latter scored at Kempton under today’s apprentice and dropping down in class for this, Denis Coakley’s charge gets the vote. Hot Team should take advantage of a tumble down the weights before long while Francisco Bay returns to action with a shout off his current mark.
Mr Coco Bean (USA) 4-1 (9-6) Rider removed hood late and slowly away, always in rear, 10th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Nawar (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Francisco Bay 7-1 (9-12) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on towards finish, 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Alborkan (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Exmoor Beast 11-2 (9-2) Led over 1f, handy tracking leaders out wide, pushed along halfway, ridden inside final 3f, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Noble Peace (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
I Can't Remember (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Chased winner until after 3rd, well beaten from 3 out, 6th of 10, dist behind Stepney Causeway (10-8) at Catterick 2m mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Party Island (IRE) 15-2 (8-12) Chased leaders, raced keenly, challenged over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Hint Of Stars (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Noble Peace 16-1 (9-5) Led narrowly, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Classical Wave (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
The Throstles 12-1 (9-12) Raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Richard R H B (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Phoenix Aquilus (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Dwelt outpaced, 8th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Khatm (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Roman Stone (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Soon prominent out wide, led over 7f out until over 3f out, pushed along and lost 2nd 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 11, 15l behind Universal Effect (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Bit Of A Quirke 66-1 (9-0) Pulled hard and always rear-division, last of 13, 13 3/4l behind Toro Dorado (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Motahassen (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Bad Company (9-4) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
O'Reilly's Pass 11-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Ivaquestion (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Hot Team (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) In touch, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 3/4l behind El Conquistador (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Violette Szabo (IRE) 18-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 7 1/2l behind George Ridsdale (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Charlie Arthur (IRE) 13-8 (9-10) Reared in stalls and slowly away, tracked leaders after 2f, headway to lead over 1f out, soon hung left, soon clear, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Speed Company (9-13) by 6 1/2l, 4 ran.