prominent, ridden over 2f out, driven to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden 3f out, never a factor
keen prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide keen prominent, led halfway, shaken up over 1f out, ran on, readily
slow into stride close up over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led, headed halfway, chased winner, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong
SLEET handled the Fibresand well enough when fourth over track and trip back in April. Eric Wheeler's charge may be up to landing this poor contest on his first start since. Beggers Luck is on a decent mark if proving suited to the surface but recent Wolverhampton runner-up Trigger Park was well beaten in both previous starts on the Fibresand. Like most the remainder, Scarlet Bounty arrives in woeful form despite sliding down the weights.
Beggers Luck 33-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, headed final 100 yards, no impression when lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Etaad (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Notts So Blue 25-1 (10-7) Chased leader, led 4th until 4 out, chased leader until weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Edward Elgar (11-0) at Leicester 2m (5) gs in Nov.
Rock Charm 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Honiton Lace (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Scarlet Bounty (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, chased leaders when not much room over 2f out, soon outpaced, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 16l behind Burauq (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Sleet (IRE) 5-2fav (9-6) Slowly into stride, chased leaders on outside, driven over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Mount Cheiron (9-6) at Southwell 7f stks (6) pol in Apr.
Trigger Park (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Tijuca (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.