towards rear, headway on inner 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong
led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide towards rear, ridden 3f out, some late headway over 1f out, never a factor
close up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
switched left start outpaced, pushed along and some headway over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung right and kept on same pace final furlong
The veteran General Tufto landed a division of this back in 2016 but hasn't won subsequently and CANDESTA has failed to score since winning one of last year's divisions. But the latter returns to the Fibresand for the first time since then and may well bounce back today racing off the same mark. Luath is another course and distance winner looking to end a long losing run while Irish raider Three Majors has won three times at Dundalk and debuts on this surface along with the less exposed Cottingham. Jennies Gem went close at Newcastle recently but will need to improve on his earlier efforts on the Fibresand if he's to figure.
Luath 7-1 (9-1) In touch, driven inside final 2f, ridden and one pace over 1f out, never reached leaders, eased final 50 yards, 9th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Servo (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in May.
Candesta (USA) 50-1 (9-7) Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 11 1/2l behind Coachella (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Cottingham 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, effort over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous, 5th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Turn Of Luck (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Little Choosey 10-1 (9-2) Pushed along to press leader over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Fly True (8-12) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Three Majors (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, 4th approaching straight where raced on outer, one pace 1f out, 8th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Eacharn (9-12) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
Harlequin Dancer (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 13th of 15, 26l behind Hidden Dream (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Catapult 40-1 (8-5) In touch on outside, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 10 1/4l behind Tundra (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Jennies Gem 8-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, challenged over 1f out, ran on and every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 13, shd behind I Am Dandy (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (7) pol in Dec.
African Showgirl 7-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, pushed along over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 14, 19 1/4l behind Bond Angel (8-11) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Quick Monet (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 8th of 13, 2 1/2l behind I Am Dandy (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (7) pol in Dec.
Emilene 25-1 (9-1) Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Merchant Of Venice (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
General Tufto 100-1 (8-4) Behind and outpaced, 9th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Zodiakos (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Invinsible (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Bumped by rival from stalls and towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, no extra, 12th of 13, 6l behind Polly Douglas (9-12) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Nov.
Highway To Heaven (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Led early and mistake 1st, ran freely, tracked leaders, fell 4th, at Down Royal 2m Good - Yielding in Nov.
