behind, ridden 7f out, tailed off 4f out
held up towards rear, rdn4f out, soon beaten
dwelt, in touch, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, pulled hard, ridden 3f out, soon one-paced, no impression when rider dropped rein briefly over 1f out
very slowly into stride, headway over 5f out, ridden and weakened 4f out
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 3f out, rallied to lead close home
To get Jimmy Fortune to come out on a Saturday night, in mid-winter, Sharp Breeze must have been showing plenty at home. David Loder's half-brother to three winners, shaped with promise on his debut at Chepstow and wouldn't have to have improved much in the meantime to take this. Second spot can go to No Grouse, who has shown enough to suggest he can win his maiden, but he looks to have caught a tarter here. French Risk may do better when he goes handicapping, while Paula Lane has been beaten in a seller and shouldn't be good enough at this level.