chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, soon weakened
behind, effort on inside over 3f out, kept on final 2f, never on terms
raced keenly, held up behind, headway over 3f out, effort 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace
raced keenly in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway and in touch over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final 2f
mid-division, ridden 2f out, never on terms
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on final furlong, always held
held up behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, never nearer
prominent to halfway, soon behind, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway on outside 4f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well
in touch, outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten
held up, always behind, tailed off final 2f
Border Fox, Spare Me and Malmoos form the shortlist in a competitive contest to open the card and the vote is given to Border Fox. The selection showed plenty of promise on his debut when he finished third behind Beauty One at Ayr. He proved that day that he handles testing ground and with nominal improvement he should prove tough to beat. Spare Me showed up well on his debut when finishing third behind Lease Lend on soft ground at Wetherby. He is sure to come on for that run and if the selection fails to fire then he could be the one to profit. Malmoos is an interesting newcomer from a yard that are in good form at present and he is certainly worth noting in the market. Mystically made a pleasing debut and is another with each-way prospects, but Border Fox sets a fair benchmark and gets the vote.
Alto Vertigo Averti gelding, half-brother to 6f winner Pink Bay.
Augustino (FR) Kayf Tara gelding out of Akilinda.
Border Fox 4-1 (10-12) Held up and keen, soon chasing leaders, chased winner 3f out until inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Beauty One (10-12) at Ayr 1m 6f nhf (6) sft in Nov.
Brave Brigadier Shambo gelding, half-brother to several winners on the Flat and over jumps.
Camerooney 14-1 (10-12) Always behind, 14th of 17, well behind Berings Express (10-12) at Warwick 1m 6f nhf (6) gd in Nov.
Malmoos (USA) Gulch gelding, full brother to hurdles winner Nesnaas.
Master Wiz Wizard King colt, half-brother to winning chaser Master Jock.
Mystically 40-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 20, 18l behind Lease Lend (10-12) at Wetherby 1m 6f nhf (6) sft.
Solitary Palm (IRE) Great Palm gelding out of Grande Solitaire.
Spare Me 16-1 (10-12) In touch, headway to lead over 2f out, soon headed, ridden and one pace when hampered and switched left over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 20, 9l behind Lease Lend (10-12) at Wetherby 1m 6f nhf (6) sft.
The Borderer Definite Article gelding out of Far Clan.
The Wicked Wizard 100-1 (10-7) Always behind, tailed off 3f out, 19th of 20, well behind Lease Lend (10-12) at Wetherby 1m 6f nhf (6) sft.
Wipe Your Eye Magic Ring gelding out of Rosella.
Millie The Filly 10-1 (9-12) Held up, ridden and outpaced 5f out, stayed on from 3f out, never dangerous, 4th of 10, 14l behind Beauty One (10-12) at Ayr 1m 6f nhf (6) sft in Nov.
Miss Portside Mull of Kintyre filly out of a twice-raced mare.
Big Boots (IRE) Turtle Island colt out of Straight 'n Furry.
