slowly into stride, effort and not clear run over 1f out, no further impression
made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, kept on
mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, faded inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, some progress soon after
in touch and keen, hampered 5f out, weakened over 3f out
held up, headway 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on
held up and keen, hampered over 5f out, switched right and headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and edging left from over 1f out, one pace
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, edging right under pressure 1f out, faded close home
track leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered 1f out
in touch, switched left over 5f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, some progress 4f out, weakened 2f out
This looks wide open, with the majority making their handicap debut, but we think that CLIPPITY CLOP can follow up victory in a modest Southwell maiden, but we also respect the claims of Lyra's Daemon and Cayman Sky. Jamie Osbourne's gelding cost 35 thousand Euro and won on debut, and has been given a realistic mark. It's a step up in trip, and he should be fitter than many, having run last month while many are having their first outing for several months. Lyra's Daemon falls into that category, but broke her maiden last time out in what was just her second run. That was a fillies stakes race, but she showed big improvement there from debut, and a similar or even better run could be enough to land this. Cayman Sky was well down the field when trying this trip at Lingfield; a switch to turf may bring improvement, and he'd be top weight but for Patrick Hills claiming a handy three pounds. He looks the pick of the two Hannon runners, the other being Salybia Bay, who's shown little in five runs to date. With so many having their first run for a while any market confidence should be noted, but we'll side with Clippity Clop.
Clippity Clop (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden 2f out, chased winner 1f out, driven and hung right and stayed on to lead post, won at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) fbs in Mar beating Karta (8-4) by nk, 9 ran.
Lyra's Daemon 40-1 (9-0) Led, edged slightly right bend 3f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, ran on under pressure to lead again near finish, won at Warwick 7f 2yo fll mdn (5) gd in Sep beating Good For Her (9-0) by nk, 12 ran.
Cayman Sky 14-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 17l behind Debussy (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (4) pol in Mar.
Excelsior Academy 7-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 14, 7l behind Shooting Party (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Devil To Pay 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, lost place 3f out, no impression after, 9th of 14, 10l behind Bravo Echo (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
New Beginning (FR) 2-1fav (8-12) Tracked leader, hampered 4f out, ridden, effort 2f out, not quicken, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 7l behind Wee Giant (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Saborido (USA) 40-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 15l behind Palavicini (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Lennie Briscoe (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up in rear, never a factor, 7th of 10, 14l behind Big Bound (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Sherman McCoy 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 6th of 15, 9l behind Heliodor (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 1f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Mons Calpe (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Slowly away and always rear, 13th of 14, 13l behind Shooting Party (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Suakin Dancer (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 15th of 16, 33l behind Tiger Eye (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo flls auc (2) gf in Oct.
Salybia Bay 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 9l behind Cornish Castle (8-12) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Kaiser Willie (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Dwelt, in rear, short-lived effort over 2f out, 11th of 12, 20l behind Dark Ranger (8-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
