led, pushed along and headed approaching 2f out, kept on same pace
keen in touch, pushed along over 2f out, some late headway inside final furlong
tracked leader, led approaching 2f out, soon clear, ran on, comfortable
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on to press for 2nd close home
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened 2f out
in rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out
keen in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Goddess Of Fire finished well ahead of both Arabescato and Brown Eyes Blue when scoring over a longer trip here earlier in the week and is penalised along with COPPERLIGHT. But the latter scored with plenty to spare when returning a shock winner over a mile at Newcastle on last week’s handicap debut and it could pay to stick with Ben Haslam’s charge in this. Fact Or Fable’s recent improved efforts have been over 7f while Looks Good gets a change of headgear after finishing closer at Kempton and Villa Paloma makes her handicap debut.
Copperlight (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden and ran on, won at Newcastle 1m (6) pol in Dec beating Fair Warning (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Fact Or Fable (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Held up, headway over 2f out, effort entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 3/4l behind Go Well Spicy (9-9) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.
Goddess Of Fire 7-2 (9-2) Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division on outside halfway, smooth headway tracking leaders over 3f out, led over 1f out, pushed along and stayed on well (hand timed), won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Dec beating Ami Li Bert (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Brown Eyes Blue (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Ridden and struggling over 3f out, always behind, 9th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Goddess Of Fire (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Dec.
Looks Good (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Always behind, 8th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Moondance (9-6) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Nov.
Dream Isle (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Raced near side of group, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Rain Cap (8-12) at Redcar 7f stks (5) gs in Jun.
Villa Paloma (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 12 1/4l behind Cranberry (9-0) at Lingfield 7f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Brass Clankers 14-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, no impression after, plugged on final furlong, 4th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Blake's Vision (8-12) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Arabescato 10-1 (9-3) Pushed along early, towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, switched right and stayed on towards finish, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Goddess Of Fire (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Dec.
