in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, chasing winner and staying on final furlong when hung left
bumped start, led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, driven out final furlong
broke well, ducked right start and led until headed after furlong, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out
hampered start and soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
always behind
Barraland is the selection ahead of Chivola and Our Sunnie. Mick Channon's charge met with some fair support in the ring when seen out at Lingfield and while the money wasn't landed that day, this looks a weaker affair and he can recoup losses. Chivola races off a lower mark on turf than on the all-weather. There aren't really a lot of races for him during the winter so that should go some way to explaining why we haven't seen him for some time. Our Sunnie did not show too much last year but he has been handicapped accordingly. He is related to winners at this age. Kinout drops in trip having been tried at further in the past. Paddyjack is still a maiden although he did shape with a degree of promise at the back end of last term and there is every chance he could have improved since. Andrasta and Miss Sunshine look outclassed. Barraland is making a long journey North for Mick Channon and the hint is accordingly taken.
Chivola (IRE) 4-5fav (8-12) Made all, led and set good pace, shaken up and clear over 1f out, in command final furlong, ridden out, won at W'hampton 5f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan beating Earl Compton (9-13) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Kinout (IRE) 150-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 18th of 23, 13l behind Dubai Dynamo (9-2) at Redcar 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Oct.
Barraland 10-3 (8-9) Chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Style Award (8-13) at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Paddy Jack 2-1fav (9-3) Slightly hampered start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Princess Rhianna (8-12) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Our Sunnie 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, not quicken, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 8l behind What Katie Did (8-7) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Andrasta 28-1 (8-4) Missed break, headway halfway, weakened 1f out, weighed in light, last of 6, more than 8l behind Lujiana (8-8) at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Feb. Later dsq to last.
Miss Sunshine 125-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 15, 13l behind Spinning Lucy (9-0) at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Oct.