slowly into stride, held up in touch, hard driven before halfway, weakened 2f out
broke well, soon chasing leader, under pressure halfway, weakened over 3f out
dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon no impression
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 3f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
soon led, headed well over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, faded final furlong
soon outpaced and behind, headway on outside when rider lost whip well over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never a threat
tracked leaders, driven halfway, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, driven to lead well over 2f out, edged right approaching final furlong, ran on well
Plenty with a chance on recent form but it could pay to stick with MAJOR ROWAN. He finished with a late rattle to score over track and trip last time and is preferred to last year's winner General Tufto. The latter is 4lb higher today but Jonnie Skull is back on a winning mark and can go close. Irene Hull has a shout and so does Grey Destiny if taking to the surface, but Miami Gator is a rare winner nowadays and has yet to score on the Fibresand.
Irene Hull (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Led over 6f out, headed 5f out, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 9l behind Heska (9-7) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Jonnie Skull (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, pushed along halfway, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Clement (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Grey Destiny 7-2 (9-7) Mid-division on outside, tracked leaders 3f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on, just held near finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Sarlat (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) in Dec.
Major Rowan 17-2 (8-3) Slowly away in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec beating Pat's Legacy (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Miami Gator (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) Led, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 8l behind Uncle Brit (10-10) at Southwell 1m am hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
General Tufto 16-1 (8-9) Raced wide, in touch, headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Sooqaan (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Masked Dance (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased winner until halfway, ridden when weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind Novalist (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs in Dec.
Eium Mac 40-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on to 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Novalist (9-3) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs in Dec.