raced wide, tracked leading pair, headway to chase winner over 3f out, ridden and edged left from 2f out, no impression on eased down winner
chased leading trio, never travelled, reminders 9f out and halfway, soon in rear and lost touch, tailed off
held up in rear, went 4th 5f out, ridden and went 3rd over 2f out, no impression
led at decent pace, headed over 3f out, weakened soon after
chased leader, led over 3f out, pushed clear over 1f out, heavily eased towards finish
First Rock is likely to be all the rage on his debut on the Flat having won two of his six starts in bumpers including one at this track. He should make a bold bid despite the drop back in trip but SAIL HOME may have the edge. After three runs in her native France, she made a promising debut for new connections when runner-up over C&D earlier this month. Beaten only a length by the progressive Luck Of The Draw on that occasion, she finished clear of the rest and has scope for improvement. The remaining trio look up against it on these terms.
First Rock (IRE) 5-6fav (11-0) Took keen hold, prominent, led 11f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Lightening Rod (10-11) at Southwell 2m Nat Hunt Flat (4yo+) (AWT) (4) std in Dec.
Jingoism (USA) 20-1 (8-5) With leader, lost place over 4f out, soon outpaced, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 20l behind Powerful Presence (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Mojeerr 18-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 17l behind Stanley Rigby (8-9) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Shouda (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) With leader until led over 10f out, headed over 3f out, soon faded, 4th of 7, 21l behind Lay Claim (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec.
Sail Home 13-2 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on final furlong, always held, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Luck Of The Draw (8-8) at Southwell 1m 3f app mdn stks (6) fbs.