held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
slowly in to stride, soon in mid-division on outside, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, pushed along and hung right 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
chased leaders on outside, going well 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
led 1f, tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up in mid-division travelling well, headway on bit over 3f out, soon challenging, led 2f out, clear when shaken up over 1f out, ran on well
led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, mostly chased winner until approaching final furlong, ridden inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened towards finish
dwelt, took keen hold, held up in last pair, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with winner
last pair, well behind final 2f, tailed off
chased leaders on inside, weakened over 2f out
BALANCING TIME bids for a hat-trick having completed a double over today’s trip at Lingfield and may be worth sticking with. Light Of Air finally won a handicap when scoring easily at Brighton but Candyman’s double came back in 2015 and he has his first start since. East India was hampered at a crucial stage when third at Bath and could go close but Deep Challenger was still beaten four lengths when runner-up at Brighton last time.
Saint Contest (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway into 3rd approaching 3 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, every chance 2 out, ridden and no chance with winner run-in, weakened into 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 8 1/2l behind Final Choice (10-12) at Newbury 2m (3) gs in Dec.
River Dart (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Close up in rear, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Tartan Bute (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Balancing Time 15-8 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 1f out, narrowly headed well inside final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again last strides, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Moayadd (9-1) by hd, 4 ran.
Light Of Air (FR) 5-2 (9-7) Tracked leader until over 6f out, tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, led 2f out, edged left over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May beating Melabi (9-5) by 5l, 5 ran.
Thames Knight 11-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, struggling final 5f, last of 16, dist behind Zain Arion (8-13) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
Bostonian 2-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, lost place 2f out, 5th of 6, 27 1/4l behind Three Colours Red (10-8) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
East India 2-1fav (9-7) Close up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Attain (8-10) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) fm in May.
Takbeer (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, no headway, 6th of 8, 6l behind Panko (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Deep Challenger (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-7) Led after 1f until halfway, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, 2nd again inside final furlong, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Impressive Day (9-1) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Candyman Can (IRE) 15-8fav (9-10) Tracked leader, led after 3f, made rest, ridden 2f out, hard pressed 1f out, stayed on well final 100 yards, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Indira (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Elusive Cowboy (USA) 15-2 (10-10) Towards rear, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, last of 6, dist behind Bach De Clermont (11-0) at Southwell 2m mdn (5) gd in May.
