chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly away, outpaced in rear, headway final furlong, almost snatched 3rd, never nearer
outpaced in last pair, never a factor, tailed off
dwelt, soon chasing leaders on inside, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final 2f, edged right and ridden over 1f out, driven and stayed on
led, joined 2f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, off the pace in mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced and beaten
unseated rider and ran loose briefly to post, soon outpaced towards rear, headway on inside 3f out, ridden chasing leaders 2f out, went 3rd modest inside final furlong
chased leaders, chance 2f out, 3rd and held when switched left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leader, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened
Course regular Angel Palanas has won over 7f here but has yet to race over further while Makambe arrives in good form but this is tougher than when second over track and trip last month. DIRECTORY (NAP) was beaten only a length by Samphire Coast at Chelmsford last time but re-opposes on better terms. Returning to the Fibresand for the first time since scoring by four lengths over course and distance in May, James Eustace’s charge gets the vote. Azzeccagarbugli and Tukhoom are closely matched on latest running at Wolverhampton while Glory of Paris debuts on the surface.
Tukhoom (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Very slowly away, latched on to rear of field 5f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Fastar (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Samphire Coast 14-1 (8-5) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3l behind Assimilation (8-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Artois 50-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when hit last, last of 8, dist behind Prefontaine (10-12) at Kempton 2m (3) gd in Oct.
Directory 14-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 12, 1l behind Samphire Coast (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Angel Palanas 10-1 (9-2) Tracked winner, pushed along halfway, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Suitcase 'n' Taxi (8-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Azzeccagarbugli (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Unforgiving Minute (9-12) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Makambe (IRE) 9-2 (9-11) In touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Silverturnstogold (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Glory of Paris (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along and carried wide 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Fields Of Dreams (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Azor Ahai 40-1 (9-7) In touch, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Beepeecee (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.