held up, headway to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, edged left halfway, soon outpaced, ridden and kept on again inside final furlong
held up, hampered and lost place 3f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, never dangerous
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
soon ridden to chase leaders, weakened halfway
slowly into stride, outpaced
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, led well over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on
chased leaders and pushed along, weakened halfway
Hill of Almhuim has dropped to a decent mark and could be of interest on his first start on the Fibresand but lack of a run on the surface has to be of concern for Peter Grayson's gelding and preference is for Sweet Pickle, who gets the vote ahead of Amber Glory. The last mentioned is another that has slipped back to a fair mark but Kevin Ryan's filly has given little sign for encouragement of late and she may be best watched at present. The 12-year-old Further Outlook is not as good as he once was and a bigger threat may come from Blythe Spirit, who has been off since February but is much better treated now than for some time and a market move for him would be of interest. The vote tough goes to Jim Boyle's Sweet Pickle who has shown a consistent level of form and he looks the safest option judged by that.
Sweet Pickle 5-1 (8-13) Went right start, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 7th of 16, 6l behind The Cayterers (8-11) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sept.
Further Outlook (USA) 7-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Tag Team (9-2) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Tamworth (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division until weakened 2f out, 12th of 14, 10l behind Million Percent (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Majik 9-1 (8-9) Soon outpaced, always behind, last of 12, 19l behind Further Outlook (8-13) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Jul.
Amber Glory 50-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and hampered over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 17, 15l behind How's She Cuttin' (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Amanda's Lad (IRE) 18-1 (8-7) Chased leader, ridden halfway, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 15, 7l behind Alugat (9-3) at Catterick 5f app hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Hill of Almhuim (IRE) 11-2 (8-12) Behind, headway over 3f out, led briefly over 2f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Shaika (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo sll (6) sft in Oct.
Blythe Spirit 4-1fav (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ran on, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Henry Tun (9-2) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.