made all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on
chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leading pair, slightly outpaced over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong
raced wide, chased leading pair, ridden halfway, chased clear winner over 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leading pair, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, tailed off
Very First Blade was due to run here yesterday and would have claims in this if taking part. He is closely matched on last week's running here with runner-up HAB REEH (NAP). The latter finally showed some benefit for his slide down the weights on that occasion and Ruth Carr's charge can return to winning ways off his current mark. Wolverhampton winner Spowarticus has every chance on recent form but was well beaten on his only start on Fibresand to date while Captain Scooby has just the one win in 34 outings on the all-weather.
Spowarticus 4-1 (8-9) Led after 1f, headed entering final 4f, tracked leader, ridden and briefly outpaced 2f out, rallied to chase winner approaching final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Gung Ho Jack (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Frognal (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Chased leaders 5f, 8th of 9, 23l behind Putin (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jun.
Hab Reeh 10-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Coiste Bodhar (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Captain Scooby 20-1 (9-2) Behind, ridden halfway, kept on in closing stages, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Quality Art (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) in Feb.
Art Dzeko 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 14l behind Poppy Bond (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Very First Blade 15-8fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, headway 4f out, close up, went 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Coiste Bodhar (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.