dwelt, held up last and raced keenly, effort on inside over 1f out, plugged on in 4th inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
raced wide until joined field and led over 7f out, made rest, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, found extra final 50 yards
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led over 2f, tracked winner until settled 3rd 6f out, smooth headway on inside and switched left over 1f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, found no extra final 50 yards
tracked leaders in 4th, kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to threaten
Viewpoint easily landed the odds in a seller at Lingfield but this is much tougher. Ickymasho bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins having narrowly beaten Pactolus last time and the latter has subsequently finished just behind the runner-up Intrude back at this venue. But with the latter trio so hard to separate a chance is taken on NOBLE GIFT bouncing back to his best given he was winning off higher marks last year and should have come on for a recent pipe-opener at Kempton.
Pactolus (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Set steady pace, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Poet's Word (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Noble Gift 16-1 (9-2) Pulled hard mid-division, lost place over 4f out, short of room over 3f out, headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 7l behind Big Country (8-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Intrude 20-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Poet's Word (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Ickymasho 7-2 (9-0) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on gamely, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Mar beating Pactolus (9-7) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Viewpoint (IRE) 4-6fav (10-0) Led early, tracked leader, led over 1f out, pushed clear, readily, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Apr beating Anton Chigurh (10-4) by 6l, 6 ran.