led, ridden and headed halfway, chased winner, kept on one pace final furlong
went left start, headway to lead halfway, ridden over 1f out, pushed out, readily
close up, ridden halfway, one pace from over 1f out
dwelt and bumped start, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
in rear, switched left soon after start, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, kept on to go 3rd, not trouble leaders
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
edged left start, always in rear
Ever Roses and Ladydolly are the only two with experience of Fibresand and the latter looks the best of that pair on the evidence of her recent second over C&D. However, a chance is taken that JAMAICAN BOLT will handle the surface and, if he does, then Bryan Smart's colt should be good enough to land this after finishing runner-up to the potentially smart Manaaber at Doncaster in November. Beautiful Day has disappointed on more than one occasion and makes his debut at this track, as does Miming, who finished last at Lingfield on her racecourse bow.
Beautiful Day 15-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, switched left to challenge over 1f out, soon hung left and weakened, 6th of 11, 10l behind Youhavecontrol (9-0) at Thirsk 6f mdn auc stks (5) gd.
Jamaican Bolt (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Prominent, led 4f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Manaaber (8-12) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Nov.
See The Storm 40-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 15l behind Quality Art (8-13) at Kempton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Deveze (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Took keen hold in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 14l behind Manoori (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Ever Roses 20-1 (8-1) Pushed along and outpaced towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out on inside, every chance inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 7, nk behind Exchange (8-6) at Beverley 5f 3yo clm (6) gf.
Ladydolly 18-1 (8-5) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, nk behind Take Your Partner (8-13) at Southwell 5f mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Feb.
Miming 7-1 (8-12) Last pair, ridden and struggling in rear halfway, last of 7, 18l behind Fair Value (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.