tracked leaders, effort and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace
led, headed over 4f out, tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon outpaced and behind
towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on, never nearer
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, raced wide towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
Best Tamayuz has shot up 15lb since his first victory here last month and couldn't quite cope on his hat-trick attempt. Tim Clark's claim should ensure he's in the mix again, though, along with his stablemate Burnhope, who was narrowly beaten in a slightly better handicap here last month then didn't appear to handle Tapeta at Wolverhampton. Arabian Flight, who won this a year ago, is only 4lb higher before his young rider's claim comes into play while David O'Meara tries Milly's Secret in a first-time hood. WOTALAD has been narrowly beaten in four starts since scoring at Wolverhampton in August. He's been edging up the weights but has run well here in the past and this looks a good opportunity to gain his first Fibresand victory.
Best Tamayuz 2-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on near finish, 3rd of 9, hd behind Lucky Mark (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs in Nov.
Arabian Flight 8-1 (8-11) Taken to post early, soon led, joined after 1f and clear 4f out, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Be Royale (8-8) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.
Burnhope 3-1 (9-0) Reluctant to go to post, rushed up from wide draw to lead, clear 4f out until over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon headed, lost 2nd over 1f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Munaawib (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f app hcp (6).
Clapperboard 66-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 11, 11l behind Foie Gras (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-65) (6).
Howz The Family (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Always behind, last of 9, 15l behind Desert Colours (8-10) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Milly's Secret (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 5l behind Munaawib (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f app hcp (6).
Wotalad 5-1 (9-5) Led, hard driven over 2f out, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Divine Rule (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Gaelic Wizard (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden halfway, never near leaders, 10th of 13, 12l behind Showtime Star (8-5) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs.