always last, outpaced 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish
led and set slow pace, quickened 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, hung left and weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, plugged on in modest 3rd final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leader, led 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on well, headed near finish
David Simcock has found a good opportunity for CLAP YOUR HANDS to open his account. Beaten only a length over 1m6f on a recent handicap debut, he’s well clear of today’s weak opposition back at this level and is hard to oppose. Hidden Pearl is next best at the weights though struggling for form along with Jailbreak and Maykir while Bonsai Bay was pulled-up on his debut on the Flat having bled from the nose.
Bonsai Bay 40-1 (9-7) Dwelt soon behind, pulled up over 2f out, at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Clap Your Hands 11-2 (9-3) Held up mid-division, driven and headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Inteldream (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Jailbreak (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Keen in mid-division, weakened and lost place 5f out, 13th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Lord Howard (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Maykir 66-1 (8-3) Slow to break, held up in rear, struggling over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 20 1/4l behind Percy's Prince (8-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Hidden Pearl 13-2 (9-5) Steadied start, held up last, going well enough 3f out, ridden and no response over 1f out, last of 5, 10 3/4l behind Cafe Sydney (8-10) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Aug.