held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous
tracked leader, effort well over 1f out, soon under pressure, faded close home
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway on inner over 1f out, weakening when short of room final furlong
tracked leaders, led entering final furlong, driven clear, ran on well
held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on strongly inside final furlong, never reached winner
led, hard driven over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon faded
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer
tracked leaders, lost place 2f out
pulled hard in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish
steadied in rear, never dangerous
Another sprinting puzzle for punters to unravel, although the presence of ALBEN STAR provides a quick solution. A promising two-year-old, Richard Fahey's charge missed the whole of last year, only to return as good as ever when scoring in fine style on his reappearance at Wolverhampton. There should be plenty more to come and he's worth sticking with here. Fratellino came out best of those behind Oasis Dancer at this track a fortnight ago when he finished ahead of Seek The Fair Land, Piscean, Norville and Five Star Junior. The latter never recovered from an early barging match, however, and could reverse running today as he was beaten only a head in this race last year. Lujeanie could prove best of the rest.
Five Star Junior (USA) 25-1 (9-2) Raced keenly in touch, short of room after 1f, soon mid-division, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 9l behind Oasis Dancer (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) pol.
Fratellino 14-1 (8-12) Led, hard ridden when hung right over 1f out, soon challenged, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Oasis Dancer (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) pol.
Norville (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Raced keenly in mid-division, weakened 2f out, 8th of 12, 8l behind Oasis Dancer (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) pol.
Little Garcon (USA) 7-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, last of 6, 7l behind Oasis Dancer (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (3yo+) (4) pol in Dec.
Seek The Fair Land 9-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Oasis Dancer (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) pol.
Alben Star (IRE) 4-1fav (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway and not clearest of runs over 1f out until switched right inside final furlong, pushed along and strong run to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Earlsmedic (8-7) by hd, 13 ran.
Arteus 50-1 (9-12) Prominent, under pressure halfway, soon lost place, eased 2f out, last of 10, well behind Cloud Rock (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Piscean (USA) 25-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, faded over 1f out, 6th of 12, 4l behind Oasis Dancer (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) pol.
Thunderball 14-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Capone (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Nov.
Lujeanie 7-2fav (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not trouble leaders, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Woolfall Sovereign (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Brenin Taran 17-2 (8-1) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 4l behind Rulesn'regulations (8-6) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Sep '09.
Street Power (USA) 25-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, always behind, 10th of 13, 7l behind Alben Star (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
