in touch, hard driven to challenge over 1f out, never on terms
outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, soon no impression
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
led, headed entering final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, soon one pace
chased leaders, hard driven and every chance inside final furlong, kept on under pressure
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out weakened final furlong
held up in rear, never a factor
Even Bolder is the only one of these placed on his latest start but that was on Turf and he's 8lb higher back on the Polytrack. Atlantic Beach and Desert Strike finished upsides at Wolverhampton last time though neither looked like winning at any point while Picansort continues to endure a long losing run. Roy's Legacy can be given a chance on his best recent form but the speculative vote goes to FATHOM FIVE as he was racing off a 13lb higher mark at the start of the year and drops down a grade today.
Celtic Sixpence (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 11l behind Trojan Rocket (9-11) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Jul.
Dancing Freddy (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 6l behind Bubbly Ballerina (8-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Roy's Legacy 9-2 (8-12) Chased leader, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 9l behind Fortrose Academy (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Billy Red 20-1 (9-3) Led until over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 11, 4l behind Mac Gille Eoin (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Fathom Five (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) Chased leaders, effort approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 3l behind Rylee Mooch (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Picansort 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after, last of 10, 9l behind Ginger Ted (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Atlantic Beach 20-1 (9-7) Pressed leader, ridden and bumped entering final 2f, driven to lead inside final furlong, soon headed, 4th of 11, 2l behind Angelo Poliziano (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Desert Strike 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and hung right 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Angelo Poliziano (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Charming (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 8l behind Ring For Baileys (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Even Bolder 16-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to press leaders and upsides inside final furlong, not pace of winner close home, took 2nd final stride, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Cristaliyev (8-8) at Bath 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct.