tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, kept on same pace final 2f
led, headed 8f out, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out
raced wide soon prominent, ridden 5f out, soon lost place, plenty to do 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase clear winner inside final furlong
raced wide prominent, led 8f out, headed 5f out, weakened over 3f out
in touch, good headway to chase clear leader over 4f out, led 2f out, clear entering final furlong
keen raced wide in touch, lost touch over 6f out, behind 4f out
raced wide in rear, steady headway on outer to lead 5f out, soon clear, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on one pace
close up, lost place over 8f out, soon towards rear
Cosmic Tigress won at Wolverhampton recently and has her first start on the Fibresand raised only 2lb. Rainbow Lad was placed at the latter track last time but has failed to threaten in previous efforts at this venue while both Thackeray and Monzino were well beaten in the same race over track and trip a fortnight ago. PARIS BOUND was a well beaten runner-up in a seller here last time but by a horse rated 83. Andrew Balding’s charge has plenty of scope and today’s amateur further helps his cause taking 5lb off his back.
Three Colours Red (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Held up in last pair, closer approaching 4th, 3rd 3 out, one pace and no chance with leading duo next, 3rd of 5, 24 1/2l behind Bol D'air (11-3) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Noguchi (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, soon lost place, 6th of 7, 28 1/2l behind Samtu (9-12) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Cosmic Tigress 14-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, smooth headway to lead over 2f out, edged left when headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, ran on to lead again post, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Par Three (9-3) by ns, 8 ran.
Paris Bound 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, lost place and hampered over 5f out, rallied to chase leaders over 3f out, kept on to go moderate 2nd over 1f out, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Luv U Whatever (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Duc de Seville (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Always in rear, lost touch and pulled up after 10th, at Southwell 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Rainbow Lad (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, chased leader, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Tred Softly (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Toboggan's Gift 8-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, close up 8f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 23 1/2l behind Lady Turpin (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Monzino (USA) 80-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden and lost place 6f out, 7th of 9, 20 3/4l behind Brigadoon (9-13) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Thackeray 33-1 (8-7) Held up, not clear run 3f out, soon switched right, kept on one pace final 2f, 4th of 9, 14l behind Brigadoon (9-13) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Crakehall Lad (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Outpaced, soon behind, never on terms, 6th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Lady Turpin (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
