slowly into stride, soon recovered, led over 4f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, edged right and no extra over final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, driven over 2f out, weakened over over 1f out
half reared start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders
disputed lead over 1f, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
dwelt, outpaced, headway over 1f out, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, challenged final furlong, held towards finish
always prominent, hung left from and led over 1f out, ran on
disputed lead 1f, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
disputed lead over 1f, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, weakened final furlong
outpaced, eased over 1f out tailed off
towards, rear, hard ridden over 2f out, hung left 1f out, some late headway, never dangerous
With the yard in cracking form we'll take DIAMOND BLADE to land the opener, while The Name Is Frank should again be very competitive from today's mark. The selection hails from the in-form Tim Easterby yard and was last seen winning a fast ground Redcar handicap over this trip in September, for which he has gone up just 2lbs. His one previous try here on the Fibresand resulted in a good performance in defeat, so we know he handles the surface, and we will side with him. The Name Is Frank has won two of his 26 starts and is a consistent performer, having made the frame on nine other occasions. His current mark of 58 is as high as you would want him if you are thinking of a wager, but he should be very competitive from it provided he handles the surface. Dickie Le Davoir is better on turf than in his sphere, but he does have course and distance winning form to his name and is respected nonetheless. The assessor looks to have had the measure of Sleepy Blue Ocean after the Oasis Dream colt won a Haydock maiden in June, though this change of surface and further 3lb drop might elicit some more promise. Danum Dancer has twice won from substantially higher marks on turf, where he handles good to soft, although the jury is still out on his ability on this particular surface. Course winner Outer Hebrides is on a decent mark in the context of recent achievements and looks to have clear frame claims, but preference is for Diamond Blade.
Danum Dancer 18-1 (8-4) Soon outpaced, 9th of 12, 9l behind Lesley's Choice (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs.
Sleepy Blue Ocean 25-1 (8-11) Chased leaders over 3f, 15th of 18, 25l behind Liberty Trail (9-1) at Redcar 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
The Name Is Frank 7-1 (8-6) Towards rear, pushed along half way, headway on wide outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Gentle Guru (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Green Onions 66-1 (8-11) Mid-division on outer, weakened over 2f out,, 11th of 12, 17l behind Charles Darwin (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Dickie Le Davoir 18-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 12, 14l behind Go Go Green (9-0) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Cool Sands (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Fantasy Fighter (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Inthawain 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 11l behind Ponting (9-3) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Diamond Blade 16-1 (8-5) Prominent, led after 2f, ridden out, won at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep beating Maison Dieu (9-1) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Outer Hebrides 7-1 (8-9) Towards rear, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Naomh Geileis (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Steel Blue 40-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 21l behind Ebraam (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6) pol.
High Ridge 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 9l behind Sonhador (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Oct.
Hit The Switch 33-1 (7-10) Keen, led, headed 6f out, ridden 5f out, weakened well over 3f out, last of 7, 40l behind Deauville Flyer (9-7) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Jul.
Hart of Gold 16-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along and no progress over 2f out, 8th of 12, 7l behind Speak The Truth (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Grand Palace (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 9l behind Todber (8-9) at Kempton 6f app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) pol in Oct.
