raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, kept on one pace
raced wide in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway to lead approaching final furlong, soon hung right, ran on
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold in touch in rear, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
FRONTIER FIGHTER was beaten only a neck in last year's renewal. He's won three times here since then and looks the one to beat with a recent outing at Kempton under his belt. The normally consistent Aqua Ardens was well beaten at Kempton on Thursday and prolific Polytrack winner Grey Mirage is of more interest making his debut on the Fibresand. Pearl Nation is 11lb higher than when scoring over a mile at this venue back in August but Modern Tutor could figure if taking to the surface. The remaining pair may struggle upped in class for this.
Frontier Fighter 10-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, weakened entering final furlong, 4th of 5, 4l behind Magic City (8-11) at Kempton 7f stks (3yo+) (2) pol in Nov.
Grey Mirage 3-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division on outside, ridden well over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 13l behind Sirius Prospect (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Pearl Nation (USA) 20-1 (8-10) Close up, ridden and edged left 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 9l behind Homage (9-0) at York 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
Modern Tutor 9-1 (8-9) Went left start, held up and behind, headway 2f out, hampered well over 1f out, squeezed through over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 6l behind Sirius Prospect (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Bedloe's Island (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4l behind Boom The Groom (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-95 (3) in Nov.
Repetition 7-1 (9-5) Led, driven when headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 4l behind Shyron (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) in Nov.
Aqua Ardens (GER) 6-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 5l behind Related (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.