keen, held up in last place, in touch, headway to dispute 2nd entering final furlong, ridden and unable to quicken
tracked leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, ridden out
soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, disputed 2nd entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
in rear, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out
FYODOR takes a massive step down in class to try to get back on the winning trail and as a result it's hard to look passed him with Mutamared and Desert Dreamer best placed to pick up the minor honours. The pick has been running with limited success in much better races than this lowly grade recently and took a class three contest at Great Leighs three starts ago from which the form is pretty strong. With plenty more success in better races he should have this small field beat. Mutamared scored in a similar standard of event for Kevin Ryan two starts ago and the form from that is pretty strong. The form from his place last time is also very strong and in any other race he'd probably get the nod but with the selection looking even stronger then another place looks the best he can grab here. Desert Dreamer has a pretty solid record around this track that includes four wins and five placings in 20 starts. After some good showings recently he has claims but has much to find on the selection, which is Fyodor.
Fyodor (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Raced keenly, held up in last place, ridden and no impression final 2f, 6th of 7, 5l behind The Game (8-6) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Mutamared (USA) 13-8 (9-2) Keen, held up in touch, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Orpenindeed (8-8) at Great Leighs 6f clm (5) pol in Nov.
Woodcote (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Reared start, behind, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Bookiesindex Boy (8-12) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 4-5fav (9-0) Taken to post early, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 10, shd behind Electric Warrior (9-4) at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol.
Ishibee (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden and some progress 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 7l behind Fantasy Fighter (8-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol.