made all, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased winner until over 2f out, well held 3rd over 1f out
held up in last pair, struggling in last over 5f out, soon well behind
held up in last pair, closed from over 4f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards
chased leaders, lost 3rd 4f out, weakened over 2f out
Clovis Island, narrowly beaten at Loughbrickland in October, has a chaser's pedigree so will need a stamina test. Fox's Fancy hasn't looked like winning in two starts while Court Case is likely to do better when tackling obstacles. Swedish Icon is related to several winners and is out of a winning bumper so his pedigree suggests he is just the type for this unlike that of CHARLIE'S NUMBERS. It's difficult to know what a son of Frankel out of a one-mile Listed winning daughter of Sea The Stars, who cost 130,000gns, is doing here but the champion jockey has been booked and he's the most interesting runner on today's card.
Clovis Island 11-2 (11-11) Mid-div, ww in 9th 1/2way, smooth prog into 3rd bef 3out, prog to ld with 2l adv appr last, kow but hdd at fin, 2nd of 12, nk behind Ask Anything (11-6) at Loughbrickland 3m mdn sft in Oct.
Court Case (IRE) Court Cave gelding out of Dark Sari.
Swedish Icon Norse Dancer gelding out of Our Ethel.
Fox's Fancy (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Mid-division on outside, pushed along 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, no impression, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Kamsinas (11-7) at Kelso 2m mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Charlie's Numbers Frankel gelding out of September Stars.
