close up, ridden to chase leader over 3f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, led 6f out, 3 lengths clear 3f out, ridden and hung badly left from over 1f out, headed inside final furlong
close up, lost place over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, outpaced over 4f out
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway to chase clear leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong
led 2f, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced 5f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never dangerous
raced wide, tracked leaders, lost place 4f out
in touch, outpaced 5f out, eased final 2f
DAILY TRADER has obvious claims having finished runner-up over track and trip on his handicap debut. He should make another bold bid in a weak race and is preferred to Come On Percy, who was still beaten six lengths when second over 7f here with Chillililli even further behind. Elegantly Bound finished runner-up over 6f at Wolverhampton in November but debuts on Fibresand along with handicap newcomer Greengairs. Andrew Balding has fine strike rate at the track so it would be no surprise to see the unexposed Georgio post a better effort on his first start since July.
Greengairs 100-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Souter (9-2) at Ayr 1m stks (4) sft in Sep.
Elegantly Bound (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Rear division, effort over 1f out, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Emenem (8-13) at Kempton 7f (5) pol in Dec.
Baileys Apprentice 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, soon behind, last of 14, 16 1/2l behind Washington Blue (9-1) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Dec.
Mungo Madness 33-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, 11th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Vatican Hill (9-6) at Lingfield 7f (5) pol in Dec.
Georgio (GER) 40-1 (8-1) Took keen hold, held up in mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat, 6th of 15, 8 1/4l behind Bear Valley (9-6) at Goodwood 7f (2) gf in Jul.
Daily Trader 10-1 (8-11) Led until over 2f out, rallied and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Haraka (9-6) at Southwell 1m (6) pol in Dec.
Come On Percy 13-2 (9-6) Close up in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Seaview (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Medici Moon 100-1 (8-7) Led for about 3f, tracked leaders, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 25 1/2l behind Doctor Bartolo (8-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Chillililli 25-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Seaview (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Shadow Of Hercules (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 7, 13 1/4l behind Oxford Blu (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f (6) pol in Nov.