chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, found no extra and held final 100 yards
led, ridden and joined 2f out, soon headed, no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon outpaced, ridden and struggling halfway, never on terms
outpaced, headway over 1f out, kept on to modest 3rd inside final furlong, never any chance with leading duo
pulled hard and prominent, challenged on bit 2f out, soon led going well, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well
There's not much to go on by the way of course form. Wolverhampton winner Kinkohyo was well beaten here on her debut but the remainder have yet to race on Fibresand. Ealain Aibrean was beaten a long way on the Polytrack last time despite finishing third and DOUNEEDAHAND gets the speculative vote. She posted a better effort at Kempton on her return from a lay-off and an apprentice's 7lb claim further helps her cause. Argent Touch looks best of the remainder on her recent placed efforts at Wolverhampton.
Ealain Aibrean (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Chased leading pair, driven 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 5, 13l behind Oriental Relation (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Douneedahand 25-1 (8-13) Held up behind, driven over 2f out, chased leaders under pressure over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, just failed for 3rd, no impression, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Pushkin Museum (9-6) at Kempton 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Previous Acclaim (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Raced wide in touch, ridden when weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 6l behind Touch The Clouds (9-4) at Lingfield 6f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Bold Max 100-1 (8-10) Chased leading pair, weakened inside final 2f, 5th of 8, 10l behind Razor Quest (8-9) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jun.
Argent Touch 3-1 (8-12) Pulled very hard, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on well, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Global Explorer (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Kinkohyo 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead 1f out, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec beating Coiste BoDhar (9-5) by shd, 8 ran.