dwelt, hampered over 3f out, in rear, never near leaders
dwelt, outpaced
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
dwelt, always in rear
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, ridden halfway, headway entering final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leader, ridden halfway, kept on one pace from over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 1f out
soon pushed along in rear, never near leaders
slowly into stride, pushed along in rear
in rear, ridden halfway, never near leaders
Nonrunner
An open look to this first division of the sprint handicap and it might be worth chancing ST IGNATIUS to return to form. Ken Cunningham-Brown's charge was the decisive winner of a course and distance maiden in March and he has found handicapping tough since then. However, he has now slipped to a very attractive mark of 58 and returned to both this trip and the Fibresand for the first time since that win he might be able to get his nose in front. Imaginary Diva is another to have won here and from a substantially higher mark and it may be significant that Chris Catlin, who rode her to that win, partners the selection today instead. Ballarina is worth a market check now slipping in the weights and it would be no surprise to see another track winner in First Swallow come back into some form.
Errigal Lad 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind King's Wonder (8-13) at Thirsk 6f sell stks (5) gf in Aug.
St Ignatius 66-1 (9-0) Bumped soon after start, towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 24l behind Dingaan (9-0) at Kempton 6f clm stks (6) pol.
First Swallow 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Towy Boy (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Fashion Icon (USA) 11-2 (10-5) Led until over 1f out, soon ridden and one pace, 4th of 10, 2l behind Sands Of Dee (10-13) at Musselburgh 5f am hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Oct.
Best One 11-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, mid-divsion, took keen hold, some headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 8l behind Towy Boy (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Bird Call (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Special Quality (9-1) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) fbs in May.
Ballarina 16-1 (8-8) Led centre, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 14, 5l behind Foreign Rhythm (8-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Oct.
Sharp Bullet (IRE) 11-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Grudge (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Black Baccara 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Desert Strike (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Imaginary Diva 6-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 11, 17l behind Double Carpet (8-13) at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sep.
Fathey (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) With leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 5th of 13, 7l behind Watch Chain (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Alsufooh (USA) 16-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and beaten when hampered over 1f out, 6th of 9, 12l behind First Blade (9-7) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in Oct.
Bertbrand 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, 12th of 13, 18l behind Pinball (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Figaro Flyer (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden 2f out, never dangerous after, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Rio Royale (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
