made most until ridden and headed inside final furlong
close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pressed leader from halfway, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced
taken to post early, prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
in touch, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
prominent until pushed along halfway, soon lost touch
Decision Maker found only one too good in a similar maiden race here last month but is now a four-year-old and has to give a stack of weight to AXE CAP. The latter finished clear of the rest when runner-up over track and trip on New Year’s Day and should come out best on these terms. Mearing has a shout debuting on the Fibresand along with Kodi Beach and Madame Ritz while it would be no surprise if the Kevin Ryan-trained Royal Pursuit finished a lot closer.
Decision Maker (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, led entering final furlong, pressed and rider got whip knocked out of hand by winner, soon headed, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Gustavo Fring (9-5) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
We Win 100-1 (9-0) Slowly away in rear, ran wide into straight 2f out, 11th of 12, 24 1/4l behind Temeraire (9-0) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (6) pol in Nov.
Eyes of Fire 66-1 (8-13) Not much room and slowly away, behind, kept on to close on minor placed horses inside final furlong but no chance with front pair, 5th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Desert Doctor (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Filbert Street 8-1 (9-2) Bumped start, led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Mushtaq (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (4) pol in Dec.
Kodi Beach 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Kodiac Express (9-0) at Nottingham 5f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Mearing 3-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 4l behind Biddy Brady (8-11) at Catterick 6f stks (6) sft in Oct.
Royal Pursuit (USA) 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along halfway no impression, 7th of 10, 12l behind Reiffa (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Alesandra Haafhd filly out of Segretezza.
Axe Cap (IRE) 5-4fav (8-6) Led until over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Gift In Time (9-4) at Southwell 5f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Madame Ritz (IRE) 80-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 8 1/4l behind Al Asef (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Nalaini (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 12l behind Angel of The South (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (5) pol in Dec.