awkwardly away, in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held
in touch, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on, no impression with front pair inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, stayed on well
with leader, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Royal Sands won a maiden over 6f here recently but was well beaten in a handicap before that. Requited also scored over 6f here last month though has won over course and distance in the past and SAMOVAR is at his best here. Four times a winner over track and trip, Scott Dixon’s charge remains on a winning mark despite a recent success and is preferred to stablemate Ebitda. Zapper Cass will need to step up on previous efforts on the Fibresand while Eternal Sun hasn’t raced since May and Private Matter has undergone wind surgery since last in action and also gets a change of headgear today.
Eternal Sun 20-1 (9-10) Outpaced, 12th of 13, 15 1/4l behind Big Time Maybe (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in May.
Samovar 7-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 13l behind Bellevarde (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Royal Sands (FR) 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Marvel (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Private Matter 9-1 (8-12) Prominent, driven over 1f out, soon lost place, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Atalanta's Boy (9-1) at Goodwood 6f hcp (4) hvy in Sep.
Requited (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened entering final 2f, 8th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Doc Sportello (9-10) at Bath 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Zapper Cass (FR) 11-8fav (9-9) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 5th of 17, 2 3/4l behind Skeetah (8-13) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Ebitda 11-4 (9-7) Prominent, led 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 13 1/4l behind Lydiate Lady (9-2) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) hvy in Nov.