held up in touch, headway over 2f out, edged right and led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
in rear, ridden over 3f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out
in touch, weakened over 2f out
dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
taken to post early, led after 1f, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
dwelt in rear when lost action and pulled up over 5f out
led 1f, soon lost place, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
dwelt always in rear
Nonrunner
MASTER OF SONG never threatened the winner when third over 7f here in August. But he scored off a much higher mark over course and distance last year so gets the vote ahead of Llandanwg. The latter went close over a shorter trip at Ayr last time and makes his debut on the Fibresand as does Rockie Road, a winner in heavy going at Brighton last month. Admirable Art beat higher rated rivals than these in a seller at Chepstow recently and Bitaphon has won three times at the track before, but over no further than 7f.
Admirable Art (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway halfway, chased winner 2f out, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Zain Zone (8-10) at Leicester 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) hvy in Oct.
Bitaphon (IRE) 7-4fav (8-11) Tracked winner, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 14l behind Sam Spade (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
Nifty Kier 6-1 (8-12) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 13l behind Ela Goog La Mou (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Bajan Rebel 28-1 (9-3) Pressed leader, led after 2f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 16l behind May Queen (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Oct.
Rockie Road (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Dwelt, in rear, never dngerous, 13th of 14, 8l behind Vaguely Spanish (8-10) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Master Of Song 8-1 (8-9) Dwelt, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 6l behind Jay Kay (9-0) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Llandanwg 5-1 (7-13) Mid-division, ridden and headway on outside 2f out, edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Pitt Rivers (8-12) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Trust Me Boy 25-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 9l behind Tidal Beauty (8-8) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-55 (6) hvy in Oct.
Fair Bunny 33-1 (8-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 21l behind Where's Tiger (8-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Kneesy Earsy Nosey 100-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders until ridden and lost touch 5f out, 8th of 9, well behind Light The City (10-8) at Southwell 1m 3f am hcp 0-52 (6) fbs in Feb.
Water For Life 33-1 (8-4) Led early, prominent, weakened 2f our, 11th of 12, 22l behind Cadmium (8-13) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
The Bunny Catcher 66-1 (8-4) Towards rear, switched left and headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 26l behind Quest Of Colour (9-4) at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Sep.
Sarlat 11-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders on inside, driven and effort when not clear run over 1f out, switched right and kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression, 7th of 12, 6l behind Saturation Point (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Oct.
