raced wide held up, never on terms
slow into stride mid-division, ridden halfway, some headway 2f out, no impression
in touch, ridden halfway, some headway 2f out, not trouble leaders
in touch, weakened 3f out
chased winner, ridden 3f out, no extra and lost 2 places inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong
raced wide in touch, ridden halfway, not trouble leaders
outpaced
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner
raced wide towards rear, never on terms
made all, set strong pace, clear over 2f out, unchallenged
outpaced
dwelt towards rear, never on terms
slow into stride soon pushed along towards rear
ADMIRABLE ART was slowly away over track and trip last time and never looked like catching the winner. But he had finished ahead of Trust Me Boy when runner-up here earlier so gets the vote. Masked Dance has tumbled down the weights and the course winner could bounce back any time soon while Novalist handles the surface but has yet to race over further than 6f in 44 starts. Sairaam went close at Yarmouth last time but has failed to figure in numerous outings on the Fibresand.
Third Strike 16-1 (9-7) Soon close up, led over 6f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 24l behind Windy Citi (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Admirable Art (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Dwelt, well in rear, headway entering final 2f, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Best Tamayuz (8-4) at Southwell 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Lendal Bridge 5-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 11l behind Wu Zetian (9-0) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov.
Fama Mac 22-1 (8-12) Raced far side, never on terms, 12th of 14, 16l behind Ingenti (8-10) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct.
Sleeping Star 33-1 (9-5) Slowly away, held up, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 7l behind Insolenceofoffice (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) in Nov.
Masked Dance (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Led, headed over 4f out, tracked leaders, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 12, 7l behind Best Tamayuz (8-4) at Southwell 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Kingsway Lad (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear on outside, well beaten final 3f, last of 10, 29l behind Dream And Hope (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Tell Me When 20-1 (8-7) Pushed along and outpaced, ridden over 3f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 7l behind Simply Black (8-11) at Newcastle 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.
Trust Me Boy 40-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Master Of Song (8-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs in Nov.
Sairaam (IRE) 16-1 (8-3) Raced alone centre overall leader, clear 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Jonnie Skull (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f app hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Novalist 9-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 6l behind Port Lairge (9-2) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-55 (6) hvy in Oct.
Northern Champ (IRE) 150-1 (8-10) Pushed along towards rear, weakened halfway, tailed off, last of 11, 20l behind Lend A Grand (8-13) at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol in Nov '10.
Meydan Style (USA) 50-1 (8-3) Tracked leader, lost place 4f out, soon behind, 7th of 9, 16l behind Glennten (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) in Sep.
Macs Scwar 80-1 (8-12) Keen in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 32l behind Vaguely Spanish (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) in Nov.
