in touch on outside, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, effort and switched left over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
mid-division, pulled hard, not much room 3f out, switched left and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish
chased leaders, switched left and effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, raced keenly, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up on inside, not much room twice and lost place after about 3f, hampered 3f out, good headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leader 2f, in touch, effort over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, not much room after about 3f, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on
led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
pulled hard, chased leader after 2f, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, pushed along on outside over 4f out, some headway wide over 2f out, no impression
Golden Roc, already successful between the flags, looks a chasing type and so does WILL CARVER but Nicky Henderson won with a similar sort here on Tuesday and the lack of a recent outing is not off-putting. Gala De Corton, a half-brother to Black Corton, was keeping on when third at Ludlow in November and will have learned from the experience. Earth Company is another likely improver.
I Hope Star (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Midfield, chased leaders over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Paddy The Wire (11-0) at Catterick 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Bennie Boy 11-4fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and modest headway end of back straight, one pace from 2f out, 6th of 12, 35l behind Fame And Concrete (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Earth Company (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Pasvolsky (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f (5) gd in Nov.
Farceur De Maulne (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, ridden and brief headway over 4f out, soon pushed along, no impact final 3f, 6th of 12, 20 1/2l behind Solwara One (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gs in Nov.
Gala De Corton (FR) 9-2 (11-9) Prominent, shaken up over 3f out, no impression on front pair from over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 10, 8 1/2l behind Doddiethegreat (11-9) at Ludlow 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Galore Desassences (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd and weakened quickly, 7th of 12, 21 3/4l behind Wiseguy (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gs in Jan.
Golden Roc (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, 5th of 9, 14l behind Fine Casting (11-5) at Newbury 2m (5) hvy in Jan.
Lavorante (IRE) (11-11) Tr ldr in 2nd, 6l dwn & rdn aftr 6out, cl 4th but up aftr 4out, went 2l 2nd bef 2out, no ch with easy wnr bef last, 2nd of 9, 15l behind Jonbon (11-11) at Dromahane 3m mdn gs in Nov.
Let It Loose (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway 7f out, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 27 1/4l behind Good Risk At All (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m lst (1) sft in Nov.
Will Carver (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Ld, 2l adv 1/2way, wo normal 3out, qckn clr bef bypassed last, sn in command, won at Kirkistown 3m mdn Yielding - Soft in Feb beating God Knows Why (12-2) by 6l, 7 ran.
Blended Stealth 7-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Andante (10-12) at Newcastle 1m 6f (5) sft in Dec.
