raced wide, held up, headway to track leaders 8f out, reminders 6f out, ridden over 4f out, driven over 2f out, no impression
in rear, ridden 4f out, never a factor
made all, ridden halfway, joined over 2f out, asserted final furlong, eased near finish
tracked winner, ridden to join winner over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on near finish
tracked leaders, ridden 7f out, lost place over 5f out, tailed off over 3f out
close up, effort to press winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Karasenir has won twice over hurdles and could make a bold bid on his belated debut on the Flat. Why So Serious and Laffraaj were both beaten by Mark Johnston-trained horses last time and the Middleham handler is represented by Baileys Agincourt today. The latter went close over 1m3f here last month and has leading claims, but a chance is taken on LITTLE JAZZ. She has shown steady improvement over shorter trips on the Polytrack and, if taking to the surface, today's distance should bring out the best in Paul D'Arcy's filly.
Karasenir (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, blundered 5th, edged left and headway under pressure approaching last, stayed on flat, never dangerous, 10th of 23, 21l behind Sir Des Champs (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd.
Why So Serious 33-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon pushed along, went 2nd entering final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 8l behind School For Scandal (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Baileys Agincourt 7-1 (8-9) Chased leader, reminders over 4f out, dropped to last over 3f out, plugged on final furlong, went modest 2nd towards finish, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 4, 7l behind Twin Soul (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Laffraaj (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 5, 14l behind Halifax (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Rapacious 66-1 (8-5) Held up, headway 6f out, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 7, 36l behind Gottany O's (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Little Jazz 9-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Crossword (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.