prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten, lost 2nd well inside final furlong
held up in rear, never in contention
in rear, ridden over 4f out, came wide entering straight, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
always prominent, led over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish
slowly away, always behind
held up, took keen hold, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace
led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
hampered soon after start, mid-division on outside, weakened over 3f out, hanging left 2f out
mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, pulled hard, not much room on inside over 4f out, ridden and weakening when edged right over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders over 3f
If your name is Easterby and you train racehorses then you appear to have your runners in good nick at present, and that certainly applies to Mick, whose NACHO LIBRE looks capable of following up last week's Wolverhampton win under a penalty, while Dancing Welcome and White Ledger are others to consider. The selection has previously had one run here when thrashed as an unfancied 66/1 chance, but his fortunes have turned for the better since then, culminating in that win last time. This trip looks ideal and there is every chance he will act on this surface, so we will stick with him. Dancing Welcome has been put up 3lbs for taking a minor Kempton handicap over 7f, and so she will need a career best to follow-up. She is effective over this shorter trip but has to prove herself on the Fibresand, and we'll take her on. White Ledger receives weight from most of his rivals and the old boy ran well in defeat at Chepstow last time. It has been a long time since he showed much in the way of decent form at this venue and he cannot be relied upon this time. Guildenstern has a 0-5 record here but has nevertheless gone close on a couple of occasions, although 7f looks his best trip these days. Course and distance scorer Punching looks well treated but recent efforts have been poor and we'll take Nacho Libre to score.
Nacho Libre 5-1 (8-13) Made all, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol beating Exceed Elegance (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 13 ran.
Guildenstern (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind La Gifted (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-62 (6) pol.
Convince (USA) 15-2 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 12, 6l behind Tudor Prince (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Punching 8-1 (8-9) Mid-division, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impressioin, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Lord Of The Reins (8-13) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Kelamon 7-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 7th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Sam's Cross (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Megalo Maniac 4-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, 5th of 13, 6l behind Nacho Libre (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
King's Sabre 22-1 (9-2) Always in rear, last of 13, 13l behind Forever's Girl (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Greystoke Prince 33-1 (9-3) With leader, until ridden well over 1f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, last of 11, 19l behind Connor's Choice (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Dancing Welcome 11-2 (9-1) In touch, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, all out, won at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol beating Mister Jingles (9-1) by nk, 14 ran.
Tenancy (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) In 6th from over 2f out, weakened after, 10th of 14, 16l behind Spirit of Coniston (8-11) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
Gower 20-1 (10-3) Behind and outpaced, 10th of 14, 14l behind The Name Is Frank (11-0) at Catterick 5f am hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Oct.
White Ledger (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, outpaced, headway 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 14, nk behind Maggie Kate (8-12) at Chepstow 5f hcp 0-52 (6) gs in Sep.
Golden Dixie (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 7l behind Loyal Royal (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Monte Mayor Eagle 66-1 (8-0) Pushed along in rear, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 18l behind Ingleby Princess (8-1) at Southwell 7f clm stks (6) fbs.
