led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out
held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, no extra and lost 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led over 2f out, shaken up to go clear over 1f out, ridden out
in rear, pushed along over 5f out, never dangerous
A competitive close to proceedings with Aureate the only course-and-distance winner. He's 10 years old now though and some of his younger opponents may prove too strong. Travel gets this trip on Polytrack and ran well enough on his only previous visit here. He'll receive good assistance from the saddle too and looks the type to progress further but is just passed over in favour of AIYANA. The Morrison charge stays further than this so stamina is not an issue but this is her first experience of Fibresand and she has an absence of just under 150 days to overcome. However, she progressed pleasingly last season and is a risk worth taking. Marina Ballerina and No Such Number handle the surface well and add spice to an interesting finale.
Marina Ballerina 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Mar beating Auden (9-6) by 6l, 5 ran.
Dynastic 14-1 (10-9) In rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 23l behind Arthurs Secret (11-3) at Doncaster 1m 4f am hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) sft in Mar.
Aiyana 7-1 (8-9) Raced wide tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Flemish School (9-2) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
No Such Number 9-4 (8-10) Raced wide tracked leaders, led narrowly over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Kingscombe (9-8) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Travel (USA) 5-4fav (9-4) Broke smartly, made all, joined 7f out until 2f out, ridden and hung right entering final furlong, soon straightened, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Tracks Of My Tears (9-6) by hd, 4 ran.
Aureate 3-1 (8-9) Held up, close up after 3f, went 3rd over 4f out, led over 3f out, edged right 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Adili (9-7) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs.
