made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged
chased leading pair until halfway, soon pushed along, 3rd again 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, raced wide, headway into 3rd halfway until 3f out, weakened final furlong
chased winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd towards finish
MASKED IDENTITY is penalised for an earlier success at Wolverhampton but has little to beat in this if handling the surface. Kevin Frost’s charge was narrowly beaten at the latter track on his latest start. Tommycole finished last of seven on his Fibresand debut while bumper winner Basildon never figured at Redcar on his first start on the Flat. Fox Mafia finished tailed off at Sandown last summer but can only improve on that and Andrew Balding gets plenty of winners at this venue.
Masked Identity 2-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to press winner from 2f out, ran on, just held, 2nd of 10, shd behind Willy Sewell (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Basildon 66-1 (10-0) Held up, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 18 1/4l behind Private Secretary (8-9) at Redcar 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Apr.
Fox Mafia (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Slow into stride headway and in touch 7f out, pushed along and green 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 29 1/2l behind Jamih (9-2) at Sandown 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Tommycole 33-1 (9-9) In touch, outpaced over 3f out, last of 7, 32 1/4l behind Inspired Thought (8-12) at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Apr.