held up in 4th, headway out wide 2f out, slightly hampered inside final 2f, went 2nd over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on, always just held
led and set slow pace, quickened over 2f out, came wide and bumped rival inside final 2f, soon straightened and ran on, unchallenged
tracked leading pair on inside, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased winner, pushed along over 2f out, bumped inside final 2f, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
UNITED FRONT finished well ahead of Habit Rouge when scoring over a mile last month. He’s 4lb higher today but Mick Appleby’s colt had gone close in a more competitive race than this over today’s trip at Lingfield earlier and looks worth sticking with on that form. Society Red is upped in class after winning at Newcastle while Songkran scored at the same track before struggling at Lingfield last week.
United Front (USA) 9-2 (9-6) Just better than midfield, pushed along over 1f out, headway inside final furlong, led close home, ran on, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Feb beating Toronado Queen (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Habit Rouge 10-3fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, lost ground when outpaced over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind United Front (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Songkran (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Soon led, joined 4f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and still every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, last of 4, 5l behind Crimson King (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Society Red 4-1 (9-7) Tracked front pair, dropped to rear 7f out, headway 2f out, carried right over 1f out, headway to lead narrowly final 110 yards, held on, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Feb beating Starfighter (8-10) by hd, 4 ran.