chased leaders, under pressure halfway, soon no impression
always prominent, led halfway, ridden clear entering final furlong, ran on strongly
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, soon beaten
led until halfway, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong
dwelt, behind, never a factor
Lord Buffhead should have come on for his recent return from a lay-off when fifth at this track, but Lady Nickandy's fourth over 6f here a fortnight ago looks slightly stronger form and she should figure. Deduction and Italian Ice have shown little of late to suggest they'll be a threat, but REGAL LADY has leading claims at the weights. She's shown a bit more on the Polytrack recently and David Brown's filly should be winning this if taking to the Fibresand.
Lord Buffhead 25-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 7l behind Claretintheblood (9-1) at Southwell 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Lady Nickandy (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, ridden and effort to chase leading pair on far side rail inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 9, 5l behind Heidi's Delight (8-7) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Deduction (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up, headway to chase leaders halfway, weakened approaching final 2f, 10th of 13, 20l behind Fifteentwo (9-6) at Nottingham 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Oct.
Italian Ice 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 9l behind Blanc De Chine (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (6) pol.
Regal Lady 6-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 7, 4l behind Russian Bullet (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.