raced wide close up, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead and edged left 1f out, soon headed and no extra
keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, soon switched right, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
towards rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
short of room leaving stalls, always in rear, reminders 4f out, never a factor
soon tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
keen raced wide, in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out
always towards rear
in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged left and stayed on final furlong
Hard to unravel any diamonds in this low-grade handicap with little strong form to assess. A tentative vote is awarded to JIBOUTI and Hayley Turner. Clive Brittain's gelding is forgiven his last run on the Fibresand and previous placed handicap efforts at this venue over the winter afford him acceptable claims. Bentley is on the downgrade these days but may well still play a prominent role off a mark of just 52. He wasn't beaten far at Southwell last time by General Tufto. Deslaya has gone well on each of her three runs at Dunstall Park and Shane Kelly was on board when the filly ran her best race to date when runner-up here behind Join Up last month. Petomic also harbours place claims.
Penbryn (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Led 3f, remained prominent, under pressure over 2f out, led again over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Resplendent Alpha (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Lean Machine 10-1 (9-11) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, 8th of 12, 7l behind Kielty's Folly (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
Shaws Diamond (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Prominent, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Miss Villefranche (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Nov.
Stamp Duty (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, under pressure halfway, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 29l behind Ace Master (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Just Timmy Marcus 22-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, outpaced, no impression when hung left over 1f out, 9th of 12, 7l behind Lastkingofscotland (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Petomic (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Aviso (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-68 (6) pol.
Misere 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, hard ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 17l behind Beggers Belief (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Apple Blossom Time (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden early straight and soon no extra, 7th of 10, 9l behind Sunset Beauty (9-9) at Leopardstown 7f stks gd in Jul.
Jibouti (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Prominent, raced keenly, effort over 2f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 19l behind Unex Picasso (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Deslaya (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) In touch on inside, weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 13, 10l behind Karate (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Mnarani (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) With leader, effort and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 21l behind Valley Tiger (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Flotation (USA) 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division in touch, lost place 3f out, behind final 2f, 10th of 11, 28l behind Mazij (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Bentley 33-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, headway on far side rail 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 9, 6l behind General Tufto (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
