soon ridden along in rear, driven after 3f, soon behind, never on terms
in rear, ridden halfway, ran on strongly final furlong, went 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
raced wide prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace, lost 2nd near finish
led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
taken to post early, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
St Ignatius won seven times last year and is back on a winning mark for his return to the Fibresand. So is Follow That Flag, although he hasn't been at his best of late. Miami Gator has a shout but needs to reverse recent running with OUR IVOR as the latter landed a double over course and distance when defying a penalty to score by six lengths here last week. A hat-trick looks on the cards for Mike Appleby's charge in his current form and he gets the vote. River Ardeche can get involved after a couple of placed efforts here at the end of last year but may not be good enough to win.
St Ignatius 16-1 (8-5) With leader, led after 2f, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 20l behind Reflect (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Follow The Flag (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind Discay (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Availed Speaker (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Keen close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Mister Musicmaster (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Miami Gator (IRE) 5-2fav (8-13) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed narrowly over 2f out, pressed winner and every chance until no extra near finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Our Ivor (8-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
River Ardeche 4-1 (9-0) In touch, headway halfway, effort over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Bold Marc (9-0) at Southwell 1m sell stks (6) fbs in Nov.
On The Cusp (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, lost place over 3f out, 8th of 9, 18l behind Canary Wharf (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Our Ivor 4-5fav (8-12) Made all, ridden clear final furlong, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Bentley (8-5) by 6l, 10 ran.
McConnell (USA) 100-1 (8-2) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 8l behind Mister Musicmaster (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Matraash (USA) 28-1 (9-2) Held up, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 7l behind One Scoop Or Two (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Mullins Way (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Held up in last trio, never involved, 11th of 12, 12l behind Breakheart (8-3) at Kempton 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.