led towards stands side, headed 3f out, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression
behind centre, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to go 3rd towards finish, no impression
mid-division far side, outpaced 2f out, never on terms
chased leaders centre, driven 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
chased leaders centre, lost place over 1f out, no impression final furlong
chased leaders towards far side, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
prominent centre, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well to go clear final furlong
mid-division centre, outpaced 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, never on terms
mid-division far side, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression final furlong
chased leaders centre, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to chase winner toward finish, no impression
with winner centre, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no extra when lost 2 places final 50 yards
towards rear centre, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
always behind towards stands side
always towards rear
Plenty of course winners on show in a tricky sprint. Dandy Nicholls won this race last year and both Six Wives and La Capriosa have claims, though the former has the better recent form. Four-time C&D winner Shawkantango finished last on his reappearance after missing the beak and may need more time before he's winning again, but Sir Louis should be better for his recent comeback run here. Upper Lambourn and Equuleus Pictor are previous Fibresand winners with claims, but it could be DANCING FREDDY's turn today as he's run well in higher grade handicaps on his last two starts over track and trip.
Equuleus Pictor 9-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on same, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 5l behind Punching (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.
Desert Icon (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Slowly away, towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 7th of 13, 2l behind Tombi (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f sell stks (6) pol.
Forty Proof (IRE) 7-2fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Tombi (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f sell stks (6) pol.
Dancing Freddy (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Close up, ridden halfway, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Even Stevens (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Italian Tom (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division on inside, pushed along halfway, effort on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong until no impression closing stages, 6th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Restless Bay (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Mandy's Hero 8-1 (9-4) Went right start, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 7, 7l behind Gottcher (9-7) at Haydock 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Six Wives 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders on outside, driven 2f out, ridden and effort 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Estonia (9-0) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Rylee Mooch 8-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 10th of 12, 12l behind Captain Scooby (8-5) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Sep.
Upper Lambourn (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 17l behind Dasho (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Aug.
Rambo Will 5-2fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Showboating (8-11) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
La Capriosa 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon faded, 8th of 12, 8l behind Red Cape (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Shawkantango 40-1 (8-10) Started very slowly, tailed off throughout, last of 11, 36l behind No Mean Trick (8-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Green Warrior 50-1 (8-9) Upset in stalls, mid-division, weakened halfway, 11th of 14, 14l behind Cool In The Shade (9-0) at Nottingham 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Sir Louis 16-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 8l behind Mount Hollow (8-6) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Nov.
