mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
made all, hard driven over 1f out, ran on strongly
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon one pace
awkward start, held up in rear, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace closing stages
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon lost place
steadied start, always behind
tracked leader, effort well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Bajan Bear and Rigolleto are closely matched on recent running but both look stuck on their present marks. Iceblast should do better dropping back to today's trip though he remains 6lb higher than when scoring at Wolverhampton in November. Invigilator wasn't beaten far despite finishing only fifth on his latest start and Avonmore Star finally showed some improvement when third at Lingfield last time. RAY OF JOY can be forgiven her latest poor effort on the Fibresand as she was beaten only a length over track and trip before that and gets the nod in this.
Bajan Bear 5-1 (9-3) Behind, driven and headway when not clear run 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 4th of 10, 2l behind Valmina (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Rigolleto (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Led early, tracked leaders, headway and effort on inside over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 50 yards, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Valmina (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Iceblast 11-4 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on well, never nearer, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Compton (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Colourbearer (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Maakirr (8-10) at Southwell 6f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Ray of Joy 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, lost place before halfway, 9th of 11, 10l behind Mappin Time (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Invigilator 9-2 (9-1) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Caramack (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Avonmore Star 16-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Perfect Venture (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Mambo Spirit (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Raced wide, outpaced and never on terms, 7th of 8, 14l behind Maakirr (9-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Lastkingofscotland (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Blackthorn Stick (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Ceelo 6-1 (9-4) Held up mid-vision, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 9l behind Jay Bee Blue (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.