held up, headway over 4f out, led 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on but no chance with hard held winner
chased leaders, ridden 5f out, soon weakened
led, hung right from over 8f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
held up in rear, headway 4f out, went 2nd on bit over 1f out, eased ahead inside final furlong, hard held
keen early, prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off
in rear, ridden 7f out, lost touch over 5f out, tailed off
prominent, ridden and switched left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Desert Vision has been in good form on the Polytrack at Wolverhampton, winning three of his last four starts, and has to be considered but Mick Easterby's gelding as yet to confirm that he handles the Fibresand and a better bet may be DREAM IN BLUE, who gets the vote ahead of Resplendent Ace. Paul Howling's gelding has only raced here twice before, winning on his debut on the surface when landing a 1m4f handicap before finishing third in a handicap over two miles last week, and he has every chance despite having been raised 1lb for that outing. Peter Hiatt's Eseej has won his last two starts here and should appreciate the return to the Fibresand having disappointed in his last couple of starts at Wolverhampton. Mister Frosty ran well enough here last time but remains a maiden after nine starts and is probably best left out of calculations. Noel Wilson's Applaude has slipped to a fair mark but is hard to recommend and preference is for Dream In Blue. Jeremy Glover's gelding won a seller over course and distance in decisive fashion last week and he has solid claims of following up that success despite now being raised back into a handicap.
Desert Vision 15-8fav (9-13) Held up in touch, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol beating Matjar (9-2) by 3l, 11 ran.
Resplendent Ace (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Raced wide in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to press leaders over 1f out, staying on when switched left inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Calculating (9-0) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Eseej (USA) 11-1 (9-1) Led, hung badly right and headed 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 38l behind Chookie Hamilton (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Trachonitis (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Slowly away, in rear, effort on outer over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 30l behind Chookie Hamilton (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Dream In Blue 8-1 (8-12) Raced wide, held up in rear, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, headway 2f out, edged left and led over 1f out, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 3f sell stks (6) fbs beating Jazrawy (9-3) by 4l, 9 ran.
Monfils Monfils (USA) 16-1 (10-9) Led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 19l behind Rossini's Dancer (10-9) at Newcastle 1m 4f am hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Applaude 12-1 (8-5) Always behind, pushed along halfway, soon struggling, 9th of 11, 19l behind Ghufa (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol.
Mister Frosty (IRE) 14-1 (7-11) Raced wide, with leaders, led 9f out, ridden and headed 2f out, rallied to have every chance inside final furlong, took 2nd post, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Through The Forest (8-4) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
