led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
raced wide in touch in rear, ridden and headway towards stand side entering final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach winner
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, faded inside final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong
LIAMBA has placed back here since winning over course and distance in May. She drops down in class for this and David O’Meara’s filly may well prove good enough. Global Melody finished third in an amateurs’ race here last month and should figure again but Red Invader has struggled since scoring over the minimum trip at the track earlier this year. Lightning Charlie has tumbled down the weights and has his first outing on Fibresand along with Our Charlie Brown and Newcastle regular Almurr.
Liamba 5-1 (9-5) Raced wide led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Silverturnstogold (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Our Charlie Brown 7-2fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort and every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, outpaced final 100 yards, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Lightning Charlie 10-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Etikaal (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Almurr (IRE) 10-3 (9-6) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Etikaal (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Global Melody 7-1 (9-6) Prominent, driven to lead inside final 2f, ridden and headed when edged right towards stands side rail over 1f out, outpaced final furlong, 4th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Bee Machine (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Napping 8-1 (9-5) Went left start, held up, never on terms, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind The Lacemaker (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Red Invader (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Coronation Cottage (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Kentucky Kingdom (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, in touch, headway halfway, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Sherpa Trail (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Dec.