chased leaders, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
chased leader, ridden and every chance, hung left over 1f, one pace final furlong
keen, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, chased leaders, ridden halfway, led over 1f out, ran on and edged right towards finish
slowly into stride, outpaced
slowly into stride, pushed along towards rear, kept on, never trouble leaders
Orpen's Art has been running well of late but has paid the penalty at the hands of the handicapper so preference is for Wild Bill Tracey who is taken to gain a deserved success and gets the vote ahead of Golden Dane. The last mentioned has been going well in sellers and claimers of late but this looks tougher back in handicap company so he may be best watched. Mel Brittain's Lujiana has her first start on the Fibresand and her first in a handicap but looks to be a shade high in the weights for what she has achieved, while Galley Slave has claims on the pick of his form but is inconsistent. The vote then goes to Mark Wallace's Wild Bill Tracey who has been knocking on the door of late and has been given a chance by the handicapper so gets the vote to open his account in what looks a poor race.
Golden Dane (IRE) 4-1fav (8-9) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, 4th of 12, 1l behind Ten Down (8-11) at W'hampton 5f 2yo clm (6) pol in Nov.
Wild Bill Tracey 7-4 (8-12) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Mac Dalia (8-9) at Southwell 5f 3yo sll (6) fbs in Jan.
Orpen's Art (IRE) 7-4fav (7-11) Started slowly, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on near finish, just failed, 2nd of 5, nk behind Baytown Blaze (9-4) at Kempton 5f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Lujiana 33-1 (8-2) Led early, chased leaders, hung right from over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Star Strider (9-13) at W'hampton 5f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Galley Slave (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Started slowly and behind, never a factor, last of 7, 14l behind Orpen's Art (7-13) at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Jan.
Andrasta 14-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Mac Dalia (8-9) at Southwell 5f 3yo sll (6) fbs in Jan.