held up mid-division, some effort 5f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, behind, effort 2f out, never nearer
held up towards rear, steady headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
led early, soon headed, lost position over 7f out, headway on inside well over 1f out, hard ridden and ran on inside final furlong without being dangerous
mid-division to halfway, soon behind
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride and behind, some headway over 5f out, soon weakened
very slowly into stride and behind, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, switched again left inside final furlong when one pace
in touch, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 5f out, tailed off
Unpenalised, Kindlelight Debut can record her second victory in four days at the expense of the improving Heartcrusher and Red Birr in this competitive 9f handicap. Nick Littmoden's mare landed some hefty bets when hammering some in-form rivals over 7f on Monday. However, the mare has form over this longer trip, her fourth to Blue Patrick being a particularly solid effort. Littmoden is forced to run Kindlelight Debut here before the horse is re-handicapped on Tuesday. She escapes a penalty because the win came in an apprentice race and the selection can still run here off a mark that is a pound below her previous winning mark. James Doyle again rides and the draw in six is ideal for a horse coming off the pace. This, however, is a tightly-knit event. Heartcrusher represents Alan Swinbank, another handler in good form. The 4-y-o won an ordinary maiden at Wolverhampton on her debut on the all-weather for Swinbank. It gets Heartcrusher in on a tempting mark of 62. Heartcrusher cost ¿65,000 as a yearling and ultimately proved disappointing for Mick Halford. But Swinbank has proved his worth with this type of animal who should continue to improve. Paul Webber is an excellent handler with others' cast-offs and he has rejuvenated Red Birr. The former Linda Ramsden runner, who was once rated 82, stormed to victory off a mark of just 58 in a ten-furlong handicap at Lingfield before Christmas. Having been raised just 6lb for that success, Red Birr is potentially still well handicapped. You have to question whether he will be as effective at Wolverhampton (he's never run here) and Dane O'Neill, who got on so well with him at Lingfield, is on holiday so Chris Catlin takes over. It's conceivable the bookies will go 3-1 the field and only a tentative vote is given to Kindlelight Debut to complete a four-day double.
Yenaled 8-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Isa'af (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp (5) fbs.
Midshipman 9-1 (8-1) Held up, headway over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Deeper In Debt (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol.
Kindlelight Debut 7-2 (8-12) Held up, ridden, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 7f app hcp (6) std beating Holiday Cocktail (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Bijou Dan 9-2 (9-3) Soon led, ridden and headed close home, 2nd of 13, nk behind Ronsard (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Red Birr (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon clear, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec beating Jomus (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Jakarmi 8-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind Ronsard (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Sforzando 12-1 (8-5) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Connotation (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Heartcrusher (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Held up, headway 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead close home, won at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Dec beating Scamperdale (9-0) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
