chased leader, led 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased towards finish
chased leading pair, edged left and weakened well over 1f out
slight lead 4f, chased winner until pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened quickly
took keen hold, held up in rear, headway and edged left over 2f out, hung badly left and went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with easy winner
slowly into stride, soon in touch, 2nd over 2f out, no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, hung left and kept on same pace, weakened into 4th final 100 yards
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, went modest 3rd last 100 yards
ARC CARA couldn't handle the odds-on Spangled at Lingfield last time and is no world-beater but he's unlikely to get a better opportunity than this. Bleu Astral began his career with a very good run at Thirsk in September and was a short-priced favourite on his next two starts but ran moderately. He was beaten a very long way over hurdles a couple of weeks ago and is best watched for now. It's difficult to drum up much enthusiasm for the remainder though Anna Dolce should improve for her initial run on Polytrack at Lingfield.
Arc Cara (ITY) 3-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Spangled (8-11) at Lingfield 7f mdn auc stks (6) gf.
Bleu Astral (FR) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Kaufmann (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) in Dec.
Blue Eyed Boy 125-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 3f out, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 30l behind Mighty Zip (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) in Apr.
Diamond Sam 50-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 22l behind Strong Chemistry (9-5) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Anna Dolce (FR) 25-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, behind, modest headway from over 1f out, never in contention, 8th of 12, 13l behind Thecornishassassin (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jul.
Verulamium 200-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 21l behind Lovely Surprise (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn fll stks (5) gs in May.
Beyond The Edge Compton Place filly out of Edge Of Gold.