slowly into stride, in rear, driven over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
bumped start, chased leaders, driven over 3f out, soon weakened
in rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway well over 1f out, never on terms
bumped start, held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, soon edged right, weakened entering final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, carried head awkwardly when moving into 2nd well over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, held by winner when closing near finish
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, pushed out towards finish, always holding on
went left start, chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
Muqalad finished a close-up third to Dancing Freddy on his Fibresand debut a fortnight ago and a race of this nature should come his way before long. Bertbrand finished in front of Convince when fourth here last month but the latter was having his first start after a break and can reverse the form. Dickie Le Davoir won off a higher mark at Hamilton last August but hasn't scored on the all-weather since 2008 and FIGARO FLYER is preferred. He won over C&D last month and is reunited with winning partner Michael Stainton here.
Convince (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Dwelt, pushed along in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish, not reach leaders, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Toby Tyler (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Sweet Avon 25-1 (9-0) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 6l behind Dancing Welcome (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Dickie Le Davoir 20-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 6l behind Ajara (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f sell stks (6) pol in Dec.
Figaro Flyer (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along on inside over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Young Simon (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Muqalad (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Dancing Freddy (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Hold On Tiger (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, soon driven, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Your Gifted (8-13) at Southwell 5f app hcp 0-55 (6) fbs in Dec.
Premier League 7-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Silvee (8-11) at Kempton 6f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Dec.
Attrition 22-1 (8-12) Slowly away always in rear, 10th of 13, 7l behind Shawkantango (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Ponting (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 23l behind Ingleby Arch (9-1) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs.
Bertbrand 14-1 (8-12) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance just inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Bold Bomber (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Archilini 13-2 (8-7) Raced wide throughout and never on terms, 7th of 8, 12l behind Sir Louis (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Angle of Attack (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 8l behind John Potts (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Indian St Jovite (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Never a factor, 10th of 14, 9l behind Ability N Delivery (9-9) at Dundalk 5f hcp 47-65 pol in Dec.
Billionaire Boy (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Dwelt, recovered to chase leading pair 4f out, until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 8l behind Clear Praise (9-3) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
