took keen hold, led 2f, tracked leaders, dropped to rear 10f out, tailed off
close up, pushed along 10f out, reminders 9f out, driven and struggling in 5th over 4f out, headway under strong pressure to go 3rd over 1f out
raced wide in touch in rear, headway to track leaders 10f out, led on bit over 3f out, soon clear, heavily eased final furlong
keen led after 2f, headed halfway, chased winner 3f out but no chance
in touch, dropped to rear, 10f out, not a factor after
very slowly away tracked leaders after 3f, ridden 7f out, outpaced 5f out, kept on final furlong
slowly away and soon switched to outer, tracked leaders after 2f, led halfway, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased, detached
Gogeo has slipped down the weights and came good over 1m3f here last time. A winner over hurdles, he should see out today's longer trip, but NOGUCHI is just preferred. The latter recorded a double in claiming races at this time last year including a win at this venue and George Margarson's charge is also expected to last home as he steps up in distance. Monzino has won on the surface but arrives badly out of form while Hail Tiberius has gone close over 2m at Lingfield recently but has yet to race on Fibresand. It's hard to make a case for any of the remainder.
Monzino (USA) 10-1 (8-13) Dwelt, keen in touch in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden 4f out, never a factor, 4th of 5, 9l behind Fire In Babylon (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Daliance (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Soon towards rear, never involved, 9th of 10, 16l behind Seal Of Approval (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jul.
Noguchi (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Steadied start, held up in last pair, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, no chance after, 6th of 7, 13l behind Lilac Tree (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jan.
Hail Tiberius 3-1 (9-2) Led after 1f, hard ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Waving (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Willow Island (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Close up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 9l behind Fire In Babylon (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Jaunty Dove 25-1 (11-7) Nvr on terms, 6th of 13, 21l behind French Canadian (12-0) at Bangor-on-dee 3m ptp gd in May '12.
Sings Poet 50-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, soon driven forward to chase leaders, weakened 4f out, last of 7, well behind Bert The Alert (8-12) at Lingfield 2m sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Gogeo (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Pulled hard tracking leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan beating Summerfree (9-5) by 1l, 6 ran.