slowly into stride, held up in last pair in touch, not clear run and switched left towards inside rail inside final 2f, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression until ran on final 50 yards, took 3rd final strides, just held
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, driven over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, just held
took keen hold, in touch on outer, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened final furlong
held up in last pair in touch, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, no impression with leaders
led, ridden inside final 2f, kept on until headed and no extra towards finish, dropped to 4th final strides
Encapsulated won a lower grade contest at Lingfield last time but Money Team landed a similar race over track and trip when beating For Ayman easily enough. David Barron's charge should go close again, despite a penalty, but GENTLEMEN may just edge this dropping down a grade after scoring over 7f here last week. Pennine Warrior won a tougher sprint on the Turf last summer and is preferred to Saint Pois with the latter dropping back in distance.
Gentlemen 5-2fav (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon pressed, held on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Welliesinthewater (8-7) by hd, 8 ran.
Money Team (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, progress to challenge well over 1f out, led appproaching final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating For Ayman (8-12) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Malaysian Boleh 50-1 (9-6) Keen towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Mezzotint (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Saint Pois (FR) 7-1 (9-5) Outpaced towards rear, plugged on final furlong, never a threat, 6th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Winning Hunter (9-0) at Brighton 7f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Classic Flyer 20-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, ridden on outside 2f out, no progress, 9th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Royal Normandy (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
For Ayman 10-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway when carried wide on bend 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Money Team (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Encapsulated 16-1 (9-1) Led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, found extra when pressed inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Spinning Cobblers (9-7) by nk, 11 ran.
Pennine Warrior 9-1 (9-7) Pushed along towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Spirit of Zeb (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.