soon pushed along in touch, headway on outside over 1f out, chased leaders final furlong, ran on to lead near finish
led at fast pace, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon tracking leaders, ridden halfway, hung right final 2f, eased when no chance final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish
soon outpaced, towards rear, never a factor
behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
reared start, behind, headway on wide outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
Peter Grayson has his usual compliment of sprinters, however all three are taken on with Fizzlephut. The selection turned in a shocker ten days ago at Wolverhampton, however before that he had been running consistently. His victory five runs ago came when he was able to get a good start and assert his authority late on, and he could do so again today at what would be rewarding odds. The best of the Grayson trio appears to be Stoneacre Boy, who is still 6lbs below his highest winning mark and looks the pick on jockey bookings. Hollow Jo had been in good form prior to Wednesday's average performance, however he drops back two furlongs in trip today. He may get slightly outpaced over this minimum trip however and for that reason he is passed over, as is Derek Shaw's Muktasb has been running well in lesser grades but steps up today and will need to improve. In a tricky race, we will side with Fizzlephut at a fair price.
Hollow Jo 6-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden over 2f out, chased leaders, no impression final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Grimes Faith (8-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Fizzlephut (IRE) 11-1 (8-8) Led early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 11l behind Efistorm (8-11) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec.
Stoneacre Boy (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Outpaced early, headway final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Desert Opal (8-8) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Radiator Rooney (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden and weakened from 2f out, 11th of 14, 5l behind Zhukhov (7-13) at Cork 5f hcp 0-70 gf in Aug.
Kempsey 14-1 (8-11) In rear, some headway over 1f out, never nearer, 9th of 11, 4l behind Hollow Jo (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
The Fisio 5-1 (9-2) Held up, not troubled leaders from over 1f out, 8th of 10, 5l behind Decider (9-2) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Muktasb (USA) 9-2 (8-11) Towards rear, good late progress, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Rowe Park (9-4) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Egyptian Lord 4-1 (8-8) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 9l behind Gifted Lass (8-9) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
