held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
tracked leaders, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, headed over 1f out, no extra last 100 yards
tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
held up behind, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, headway 2f out, soon weakened
in rear, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
KING OF NORMANDY was placed in the Group 3 Horris Hill at Newbury in October. A rating of 98 would normally be enough for an early season maiden. Dominada has a bit to find with the selection on today's terms but showed ability last year and Captain Navarre ran well for second at Newmarket at the end of last season. Ledbury was less impressive at Wolverhampton last month but is still preferred to stablemate and newcomer Pandora while Mr Cripps is a half-brother to a hurdles winner so shouldn't lack stamina.
Captain Navarre 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Crafty Choice (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 2yo stk (3) sft in Oct.
Dominada (IRE) Evensfav (9-5) Tracked leader 3f, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, effort entering final 2f out, stayed on to chase clear winner approaching final furlong, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Jolievitesse (9-5) at Carlisle 1m 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep.
Ghostly Arc (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 15, 21l behind Not Never (9-5) at Redcar 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
King of Normandy (FR) 12-1 (9-0) Led, pushed along over 2f out, narrowly headed approaching final furlong, mostly chased winner after until no extra and dropped to 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Smaih (9-0) at Newbury 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Oct.
Ledbury (IRE) 13-2 (8-7) Raced wide close up, pushed along 3f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 9, 5l behind Soluble (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) in Feb.
Mr Cripps Sir Percy gelding out of Pella.
Sonnolento (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Took keen hold tracking leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Entitling (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
More Mischief Azamour filly out of Mischief Making.
Pandora (IRE) Galileo filly out of Song Of My Heart.