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Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 1m 42.02s

(5)

Alpha Tauri⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: C Smith| OR: 69| BF| CD

6/1

Ran better than he has for some while dropped into this grade on his penultimate start but showed his inconsistency with a poor run next time out. Has slipped well below his last winning mark but hard to trust this unreliable sort.

Form: 660036

(2)

Zoravan^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 68| CD

11/4

Started off his Fibresand career in grand style winning off this mark at the start of 2017 and won off a higher turf mark subsequently. Appeared to revive last time in first-time cheekpieces; on a good mark but not sure repeat his last run.

Form: 00-6705

(4)

Medici Moon^p⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: S Dixon| OR: 65| CD

7/1

A dual C&D scorer his other form here is rather patchy and after winning off a 5lb lower mark a two runs back his subsequent form here has been below par. Needs to dominate to be seen at his best and faces pace pressure here from his rivals.

Form: 412108-

(3)

Scribner Creek²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Gabriele Malune⁽⁵⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 62| D

9/2

Finished last here on his only run on Fibresand so far and now returns having run a better race last time on Tapeta. Not long with this yard he's slipped below his last winning mark and could show more if he gets a strong gallop; can race freely.

Form: 8755-D5

(6)

Illusional³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 71

7/1

Gelded and back from a break he ran poorly on Tapeta making his handicap debut and now makes the switch to Fibresand dropped in trip. The handicapper has dropped him 2lb and his sire is building a good record on the surface so there is some hope.

Form: 236-8

(1)

Cherubic⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: P D Evans| OR: 63| CD

5/2

Straight off the mark for this yard on debut for them encountering Fibresand for the first time and springing a surprise. Slowly away next time she was unable to get to the front and repeat the tactics when winning but still ran with credit.

Form: 7940-14

Forecasts

Cherubic (5/2), Zoravan (11/4), Scribner Creek (9/2), Alpha Tauri (6/1), Illusional (7/1), Medici Moon (7/1)

A small field but it looks as though there could be a decent pace on here with Medici Moon usually going forward and he’ll be fortunate to dominate as he likes to. Cherubic ran her best race from the front when winning here on her debut on the surface and with a better start this time she will be a danger. Illusional has to rebuild his career but remains with a powerful yard and might be suited by a switch to this surface. Zoravan has shown that he can act here and looked to be on the way back last time although he can’t be certain to repeat that and it could be worth taking a chance on SCRIBNER CREEK who should be able to win off this mark and comes from a stable that does well here.