tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not much room towards finish, no impression
always towards rear
made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well
held up towards rear on outside, took keen hold, headway over 5f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, not clear run inside final furlong, no impression
broke well, tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
held up in rear, well beaten over 2f out
held up towards rear, took keen hold, ridden and headway 1f out, not trouble leaders
mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
soon pressing winner, ridden over 2f out, edged left entering final furlong, stayed on, no impression towards finish
Carp Kid was still beaten a long way when runner-up here last time with the less exposed Golden Image only a length behind. Corazon Espinado drops in class and is preferred to Southwell runner-up Far Dawn but Normandy Blue could go well having ended last year with a placed effort at Pontefract. ROSE TINTED SPIRIT was third at Wolverhampton last time and steps up in trip for his handicap debut. Further progress is expected from Ralph Beckett’s colt with Haverland and Black Medusa others likely to improve now handicapping for the first time.
Carp Kid (IRE) 6-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, no impression, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Sheriff (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Rose Tinted Spirit 11-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 3f out, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 10, 3 3/4l behind Mount Wellington (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Powerful Society (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced and detached, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 6 3/4l behind By Royal Approval (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Corazon Espinado (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Led briefly, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 6th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Bachelor (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Haverland (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Move Swiftly (8-11) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Golden Image 7-1 (9-4) Close up, pushed along half way, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Sheriff (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Black Medusa (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 11 1/4l behind Highbrow (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Normandy Blue 10-1 (8-12) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Iconic Code (8-11) at Pontefract 1m (5) sft in Oct.
Far Dawn 5-2jfav (8-4) Switched left soon after start, close up in rear, headway to track leaders 3f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, soon ridden and found little, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Aiya (8-9) at Southwell 1m mdn hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Is It Off (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Close up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, last of 5, 3l behind Ojala (9-7) at Lingfield 7f (4) pol in Dec.
Barnay 7-2fav (9-0) In rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Topapinion (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
