chased leaders, ridden for effort 2f out, no extra and weakened 1f out
held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra final 100yds
ridden away from stalls, prominent, ridden along 2f out, kept on well final furlong
prominent, lost place and ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
pushed along leaving stalls, mid-division, ridden along 2f out, no extra final furlong
led after 1f, ridden for effort over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, headed final strides
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on through beaten rivals final furlong, never in contention
tracked leaders, ridden for effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
reared up before stalls opened, with leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on well to lead final strides
prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, made no impression
with leaders, ridden along over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden for effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
Crosse Fire has won 13 times on the Fibresand including last year’s renewal of a higher mark. He beat the likes of Airglow, Zylan and Samovar on that occasion with stablemate DARK SHOT (NAP) finishing third. But the latter has tumbled down the weights subsequently having raced solely on Turf so far this year and making only his third appearance on this surface, local trainer Scott Dixon’s charge could run a big race. Aleef beat several of these when scoring here in March including Doc Sportello while Zapper Cass has a fine strike rate on the Fibresand though has to race off a 10lb higher mark than when scoring at Chepstow recently. Young Tiger and Requited are others with form at the track in an open affair.
Zylan (IRE) 5-1 (10-11) Keen tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Wasntexpectingthat (10-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Aleef (IRE) 6-4fav (10-1) Dwelt chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Exalted Angel (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Zapper Cass (FR) 18-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Spoof (10-1) at Sandown 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Doc Sportello (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Restless in stalls, well away, chased leaders on outside, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 10, 2l behind Spoof (10-1) at Sandown 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Crosse Fire 100-1 (9-6) Slow into stride, keen and short of room soon after start, headway and close up over 4f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 19 1/2l behind Kodiac Pride (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Drakefell (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Canford Bay (9-3) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Airglow (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Slightly slow away, held up in centre, ridden well over 2f out, switched towards far rail and headway 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 16, 1 3/4l behind East Street Revue (9-11) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Samovar 33-1 (9-2) Raced wide close up, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 15l behind Benny And The Jets (9-10) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Young Tiger 12-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along and made headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on strongly, won at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) gf in Aug beating North Wind (9-3) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Dark Shot 40-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, hung right and weakened from over 2f out, 12th of 16, 8 1/2l behind Treacherous (9-8) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Requited (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Disputed lead on rail until halfway, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Spoof (10-1) at Sandown 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Moveonup (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden and lost place over 2f out, no extra, 6th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Just Glamorous (9-5) at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Red Stripes (USA) 40-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Militia (9-9) at Chester 5f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
