mid-division on outside, ridden 2f out, soon struggling
dwelt, soon in mid-division, hung left and weakened 2f out
chased leaders, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, not reach winner
towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, hung left and outpaced over 1f out, no threat after
pressed leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
slowly away, outpaced
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, hung left and weakened well over 1f out
towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened
started slowly, outpaced
The ability of FRENCH to handle this surface has to be taken on trust but she gets the vote on her recent placed efforts at Wolverhampton as that’s the strongest form on offer. Blistering Dancer was still beaten a long way when runner-up to Declamation over track and trip and the latter had earlier beaten Scotch Myst over 7f here. The veteran and prolific course winner Sir Geoffrey is still competitive at this level while Fortinbrass also saves his best for the Fibresand and slips further down the weights.
French 11-1 (9-7) Keen, tracked leaders, pushed along to chase leader 2f out, edged right and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Pulsating (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Aragon Knight 50-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 4th place, ridden and weakened over 1f out,, last of 9, dist behind Robbie Roo Roo (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Hisar (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Desert Fox (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Jack Blane 18-1 (8-8) Held up, not much room 4f out, not clear run inside final furlong, never threatened, 12th of 13, 8l behind Amazing Grazing (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Fortinbrass (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden 2f out, edged right and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Meandmyshadow (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Scotch Myst 3-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 4f out, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 6 1/4l behind Declamation (9-0) at Southwell 6f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Sir Geoffrey (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Lydiate Lady (8-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Harbour Patrol (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind My Girl Maisie (9-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Be Bold 16-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Novabridge (9-8) at Newcastle 5f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Deben 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, 3rd and one pace final 2f, no chance with 1st.2, 3rd of 9, 7 1/4l behind Spare Parts (10-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Knockamany Bends (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, 12th of 15, 8 3/4l behind Jabbarockie (9-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Blistering Dancer (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Led, ridden when joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by clear winner, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Declamation (10-2) at Southwell 6f hcp (7) pol in Jan.
Classic Flyer 66-1 (9-1) In touch on outside, driven and lost place well over 2f out, soon behind, tailed off, 11th of 12, 24 1/4l behind Breaking Free (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
