COPPER CANYON makes plenty of appeal. A beaten favourite over 1m2f on his latest outing, the step up in distance may have come too soon as he failed by only a narrow margin to win over C&D on his penultimate start. Andrew Haynes' colt can make amends here. Woop Woop has shown enough over shorter trips to suggest Stef Higgins will find a race for her sooner rather than later and the tough and consistent Ivan's A Star cannot be ignored racing at his level.
Copper Canyon 6-4fav (8-9) Chased leading pair, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression when lost 3rd close home, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Ivan Vasilevich (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Woop Woop (IRE) 5-2 (8-5) Chased leader, driven and effort 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with leading pair inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 5l behind If You Whisper (8-8) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs.
Lynchpin 14-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon under pressure and weakened, 7th of 11, 10l behind Verrazano (8-12) at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs.
Ivan's A Star (IRE) Evensfav (9-2) Always prominent, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Boogie Star (8-6) at Southwell 1m 2yo sell stks (6) fbs.
Farmer's Wife 12-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Urban Kode (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Beating Harmony 7-2 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Skeleton (8-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (5) pol.
River Blade 20-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 6th of 8, 28l behind Better Self (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Senor Sassi (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Slowly away, always in rear, last of 10, 19l behind Snow Trooper (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
High Kickin 7-2 (8-3) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, 5th of 8, 16l behind Boogie Star (8-6) at Southwell 1m 2yo sell stks (6) fbs.
Ice Angel 16-1 (8-8) Missed break, always detatched in rear, 10th of 11, 23l behind Whipphound (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo sell stks (6) pol in Nov.