held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
always behind
chased leaders, headway over 2f out, edged left final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
mid-division, kept on same pace from over 1f out
held up and keen, headway over 1f out, staying on when not clear run well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon edged left, no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, pushed along towards rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed well over 3f out, led again well over 1f out until headed towards finish
SARAH'S ART gets the vote in this opener and he is nominated over Kaystar Ridge and Littledodayno. The selection won well here last time out but the performance was particularly noteworthy as he overcame stall 11 to get his head in front. He does have a penalty for that success but he looked good value for his winning margin that day and he can complete the hat-trick. Kaystar Ridge ran well from an unfavourable draw at Kempton last time and a reproduction of that effort would give him a chance. But he has shown all his best form at that track and although he has a decent draw here, it will probably pay to look elsewhere. Littledodayno is a capable performer on her day and the yard are very shrewd so a watching brief on the market is advised. She is not the most consistent though and she is drawn out in the car park today so for those reasons she looks one to swerve. Brazilian Brush has a good draw and he won well when last seen out. He could go well at a price, although he has been off the track since October and he should be sharper for the run. Sarah's Art is in good form and he can win again.
Sarah's Art (IRE) 7-4fav (9-6) Prominent early, mid-division, headway halfway, led entering final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol beating Inca Soldier (8-13) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Brazilian Brush (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Great Leighs 6f clm (6) pol in Oct beating Our Blessing (9-1) by 1l, 11 ran.
Bishopbriggs (USA) 22-1 (8-4) Prominent, ridden and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Ivory Silk (8-13) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Obe Royal 6-1 (8-6) Dwelt, some headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 11, 6l behind Billy Red (8-8) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Grand Palace (IRE) 17-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 11l behind Jordi Roper (8-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Littledodayno (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 1l behind Musical Script (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Punching 10-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, never near to challenge, kept on one pace, lost 3rd final strides, 4th of 8, 4l behind Nickel Silver (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Gower 16-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on outer, close 2nd halfway, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 10, 6l behind Incline (9-11) at Leopardstown 7f clm gd in Jul.
Strathmore (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) In rear, wide into straight over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 10l behind Dancing Deano (9-3) at Southwell 7f clm (6) fbs in Jun.
Kaystar Ridge 12-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, hard ridden and ran on inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 11, shd behind What Katie Did (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Trinculo (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 13l behind Gainshare (8-1) at W'hampton 6f app hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Under Warranty (ITY) (9-10) 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Go Quick (8-7) at Grosseto 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Gainshare 20-1 (8-2) Dwelt, held up, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind River Kirov (9-4) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
