held up in rear, steady headway on outside over 2f out, pushed along to chase leader final furlong, kept on to lead final strides
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up in rear, not clear run briefly on outer over 2f out, soon switched right, pushed along and no impression on leaders
not much room on rail, shuffled back over 4f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong
took keen hold, slightly hampered on inside over 4f out, headway towards inside over 1f out, no impression on leaders final furlong
in touch, headway to chase leaders 3f out, pushed along and weakened 2f out
chased leader until over 1f out, no extra final furlong
took keen hold, settled in rear, headway on outside to press leaders 3f out, soon pushed along and weakened over 1f out
made most, pushed along over 1f out, kept on final furlong, headed final strides
Nonrunner
ASTROLIBRA has solid claims in a tricky finale which may see Chalice Welcome and Sand Repeal figure prominently. Astrolibra has only finished out of the money once in five visits to this seaside track and remains on a mark from which she can be competitive. She has gone well for apprentices in the past and her course experience could prove to be of valuable assistance to her pilot. Sand Repeal went well for this jockey at Folkestone and should be in the mix again whilst Chalice Welcome also comes into the race in form but he has to prove his effectiveness on turf. Pretty Officer ran well on her previous visit here and may not have acted at Southwell on her reappearance so she enters calculations along with Mystic Art but the signs point to a big run from Astrolibra.
Chalice Welcome 7-1 (8-10) Behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on to press winner inside final furlong, every chance, held final 75 yards, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Megalala (8-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Mystic Art (IRE) 17-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 5l behind Aypeeyes (9-9) at Bath 1m 2f sell stks (6) gd in Apr.
Astrolibra 13-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3/4l behind Granary Girl (8-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Comrade Cotton 12-1 (8-7) Held up in touch, short of room over 2f out and lost place, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Forbidden (8-13) at Nottingham 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Generous Lad (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 16l behind Lady Hestia (8-8) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Dynamo Dave (USA) 100-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 6l behind Aypeeyes (9-9) at Bath 1m 2f sell stks (6) gd in Apr.
Keen As Mustard 40-1 (9-0) Never dangerous, 11th of 12, 11l behind Second To Nun (8-7) at Bath 1m stks (6) gf in Apr.
Ubiquitous 100-1 (8-7) Held up in touch until weakened 3f out, soon tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Surrealism (8-12) at Bath 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Rosy Dawn 25-1 (8-1) Prominent, effort 2f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 13, 12l behind Megalala (8-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Sand Repeal (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Soon tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance 1f out, unable to quicken near finish, 3rd of 14, 3/4l behind Barbirolli (8-8) at Folkestone 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Tevez 7-2fav (9-1) Slowly into stride, chasing leaders halfway, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 10l behind West End Lad (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcap (6) fbs in Jan.
Pretty Officer (USA) 7-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, lost place over 4f out, 6th of 9, 21l behind Sir Haydn (8-9) at Southwell 1m 3f app hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
