raced wide, keen, close up in 4th, went 3rd over 5f out, ridden to chase winner 3f out, effort inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
keen, tracked leaders, switched right 6f out, soon tracked winner, pushed along 4f out, ridden and outpaced 3f out, tailed off
set steady pace, joined 7f out, ridden and headed 6f out, soon switched to outer, outpaced 4f out, detached
raced wide, tracked leader, joined leader 7f out, led 6f out, quicked pace 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on gamely
NonRunner
FERN OWL bids for a course and distance treble having beaten the in-form Start Seven here last time. He can make it three out of three on the Fibresand by landing this and is preferred to stablemate Cousin Khee, entered yesterday at Wincanton. Brassbound won this in 2015 and will have come on for a recent reappearance while Virnon has been thereabouts over shorter trips at the track recently. Silver Quay has slipped down the weights but races on this surface for the first time.
Silver Quay (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) In touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Midtech Star (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Fern Owl 4-5fav (9-13) Held up in touch, switched right over 3f out, 3rd over 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home, won at Southwell 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Start Seven (10-4) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Brassbound (USA) 5-1 (9-5) Led, headed halfway, soon switched right and dropped to rear, weakened 3f out, 4th of 5, dist behind Luv U Whatever (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Virnon 8-1 (9-13) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Brigadoon (9-13) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Cousin Khee 14-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway before 3 out to chase leaders, ridden before last, kept on, 5th of 16, 9 1/4l behind Mia's Storm (11-13) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
