chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, ridden and headway far side 2f out, challenged over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no impression
chased leaders, headway 2f out, led narrowly 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, held on
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never reached leaders
disputed lead, led narrowly 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
soon outpaced and behind, never a threat
disputed lead to 2f out, in touch, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
behind, headway over 2f out, soon chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, weakened final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final ffurlong
Nonrunner
DUNGANNON never looked liked catching Meadway when third in a similar contest here last time but finished ahead of Come On Dave, Rita's Boy, Scarborough, Keep It Dark and Royal Bajan. Andrew Balding's charge may well be up to landing this given Air Of York's earlier hat-trick came in lowly handicaps while Anonymous John and Brother Tiger have yet to race on Fibresand. The latter pair have strong claims if handling the surface but no doubts surround Apache Storm at this venue as he won his only previous start here at this time last year.
Royal Bajan (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Raced wide prominent, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 12 1/4l behind Red Stripes (8-10) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Anonymous John (IRE) 13-2 (8-4) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 11, nk behind Spring Loaded (8-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Brother Tiger 2-1fav (8-6) Broke smartly steadied to track leading trio, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Lightscameraction (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Dungannon 11-2 (9-1) Dwelt, in touch, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, never a threat, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Meadway (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Apache Storm 8-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind El Viento (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Come On Dave (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Led, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 4l behind Meadway (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Oriental Relation (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Soon led, ridden 3 lengths clear over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Boomerang Bob (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Rita's Boy (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always behind, 8th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Meadway (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Desert Command 8-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, no progress final furlong, 8th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Jebediah Shine (9-4) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Keep It Dark 10-1 (8-9) Awkward start, always behind, 11th of 14, 7l behind Meadway (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Scarborough (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, weakened halfway, 9th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Meadway (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Air Of York (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Close up, ridden when weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 5 1/2l behind Boomerang Bob (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
