tracked winner, ridden 3f out, no impression final furlong
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened entering final furlong
made all, ridden 3f out, stayed on gamely final furlong
dwelt raced wide in touch, ridden over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, tailed off
close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, rallied inside final furlong
dwelt in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
Nonrunner
Eium Mac recorded his only win to date over course and distance on News Year's Day last year. He remains 5lb higher but has been placed here the last twice. BASINGSTOKE has won over 7f on the Fibresand on a couple of occasions now and was runner-up over track and trip last month. He should make another bold bid with Luke Morris taking over the reins. Hazel Blue won at Wolverhampton in November and has her first start on this surface but course regular General Tufto continues to struggle despite plummeting down the handicap last year.
Basingstoke (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Stun Gun (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Hazel Blue (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 7th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Les Gar Gan (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Eium Mac 11-2 (8-12) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 4 3/4l behind Master Of Song (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Show Me Baileys (FR) 50-1 (8-13) Keen early tracked leaders, weakened quickly 4f out, tailed off, 11th of 13, 34l behind Covert Love (8-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
Je T'aime Encore 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 8f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Clock On Tom (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
General Tufto 40-1 (8-7) Soon pushed along in rear, outpaced after 3f, never on terms, 6th of 7, 14 3/4l behind St Patrick's Day (9-13) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Music Hall (FR) 28-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Overrider (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Claude Greenwood 20-1 (8-12) Led, soon 3 lengths clear, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Cartographic (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.