tracked leader after 1f, led 5f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong
led 3f, tracked leader until ridden 2f out, soon weakened
raced wide close up, outpaced halfway
pushed along in touch in rear, headway under pressure when hung right over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong
slow into stride in touch in rear, ridden halfway, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, chased leader 2f out until inside final furlong, kept on one pace
Nonrunner
Greyfriarschorista recorded his first win since 2013 and first success over 6f when landing a claimer here last month. He will go close with a similar effort but KUNG HEI FAT CHOY looks to have an easier task than when third here last time attempting to give plenty of weight to Captain Lars, rated 80. He faces nothing of that calibre in this and gets the nod. Abi Scarlet has recorded all nine wins so far on the Fibresand but all came over 6f or shorter while Moonlight Venture beat Oak Bluffs in a seller at Wolverhampton recently and is also a course winner.
Greyfriarschorista 11-2 (8-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 6f stks (6) pol in Dec beating Ancient Cross (8-2) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Kung Hei Fat Choy (USA) 12-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, outpaced and lost position halfway, headway to chase leaders again approaching final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 8, 8 1/2l behind Captain Lars (8-9) at Southwell 1m stks (6) pol in Jan.
Abi Scarlet (IRE) 7-4 (9-1) Chased leading pair until ridden halfway, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 9 3/4l behind Jacob's Pillow (9-6) at Southwell 6f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Moonlight Venture 9-4 (9-1) Made all, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Jan beating Never To Be (9-1) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.
Oak Bluffs (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Keen, early tracked winner 2f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 5 3/4l behind Moonlight Venture (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Monsieur Jimmy 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Afkar (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Azrur (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 17th of 18, 24 1/4l behind Scrutiny (9-7) at Redcar 7f hcp (5) sft in Oct.