raced wide, prominent, joined leaders 9f out, led over 7f out, ridden and headed 4f out, every chance 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
led 2f, prominent, joined leaders 9f out, ridden to lead again 4f out, clear entering final fulong
led 2f, prominent, ridden over 5f out, soon outpaced, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong
prominent, joined leaders 9f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, in rear, reminders 9f out, headway 7f out, joined winner 4f out, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace
in rear, ridden 9f out, behind and eased over 1f out
CARNAC is not the most prolific as far as winning is concerned, but this is less competitive than the 1m6f race here on Tuesday in which he finished second. Alan McCabe's charge gets a tentative vote to confirm running with Mecox Bay and go one better. Well beaten at Dundalk in September, Irish raider The Ice Factor has since scored over hurdles and could figure on his Fibresand debut, but it's hard to make a serious case for the remainder unless Time To Play improves on his earlier efforts at this track.
Mecox Bay (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Led 1f, led again over 8f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, lost 4th post, 5th of 8, 10l behind Decana (9-3) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Carnac (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Switched to race wide and lead after 1f, headed over 8f out, tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, every chance 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Decana (9-3) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Famagusta 8-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, no impression final 2f, 7th of 11, 12l behind Valdan (8-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
In The Long Grass (IRE) 12-1 (8-3) Led, headed over 9f out, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 20l behind Pinotage (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
The Ice Factor 11-2 (8-4) Towards rear for most, some late headway final furlong, never a factor, 8th of 14, 8l behind Marcus Attilius (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol in Sep.
Nella Sofia 100-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 9th of 12, 28l behind Mount Crystal (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov.
Time To Play 33-1 (9-0) Raced in final pair, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on toward finish, 5th of 12, 5l behind Jamarjo (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol.