in rear, ridden over 4f out, outpaced 3f out
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
soon led, headed over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, led over 4f out, short of room and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced wide, close up, ridden to challenge winner from 2f out, one pace final furlong
reluctant to leave stalls and lost all chance
close up, led over 3f out, pressed from 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong
raced wide, outpaced and behind, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
Roger Thorpe should be in the mix once again. He has finished ahead of Excelling Oscar the last twice and was also in front of Miss Lillie when third here on New Year's Day. The latter has since gone close when runner-up at the track while Rockwood arrives on the back of a win at Wolverhampton and is upped 4lb. But BERKSHIRE BEAUTY (NAP) posted her best effort to date on her debut on the Fibresand when second to Thello over track and trip and Andrew Balding's excellent strike rate at the track suggests she can go one better in this.
Rizal Park (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Raced wide, keen close up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 34 1/4l behind Tijuca (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Roger Thorpe 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Master Of Song (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Excelling Oscar (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Master Of Song (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Miss Lillie 15-2 (9-1) Prominent, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind The Firm (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Rockwood 7-2 (9-1) Keen, in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Tijuca (9-7) by nk, 12 ran.
Heska (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Almost refused to race, detatched in rear, made up lost ground after 5f, struggling over 5f out, soon ridden and lost touch, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Coorg (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Berkshire Beauty 7-2 (9-4) Prominent, led halfway, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Thello (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
General Tufto 8-1 (8-8) Raced wide in rear, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and late headway final furlong, 5th of 12, 10l behind Master Of Song (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Grandest 14-1 (9-0) Slowly away in rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Ziggys Star (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.