pushed along in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
close up in rear, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
raced wide prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
dwelt soon led narrowly, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
tracked leading trio, ridden and unable to quicken approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
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Break The Silence ended a frustrating run of placed efforts with last week’s victory over track and trip. Sylviacliffs finished third on that occasion with Muqarred further behind but FORSETI looks to have a decent chance in this. Mick Appleby’s charge returned a losing favourite here last time but today’s drop in both distance and class can see him back to winning ways. Red Bravo finished in front of De Little Engine at Lingfield on his return from a lay-off and is worth a second glance given Charlie Hills has a decent strike rate on the Fibresand.
De Little Engine (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Brigham Young (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Forseti 11-4fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon held up in touch on inside, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Jazz Hands (8-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Kraka (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Raced wide in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Holiday Magic (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Red Bravo (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 3l behind Brigham Young (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Break The Silence 2-1fav (9-0) Pressed leader, led 2f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Bee Machine (9-1) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Muqarred (USA) 10-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along halfway, no impression final 2f, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Break The Silence (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Sylviacliffs (FR) 12-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Break The Silence (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Compass Point 4-1fav (9-7) In touch, ridden 2f out, no impression, 10th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Sunshineandbubbles (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.