held up in mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden 3f out, quickened 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearer to finish
held up last, smooth headway on bit from 4f out, switched right 3f out, challenged 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed clear (cleverly)
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, challenged 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, no extra close home
prominent, headway and chased leader over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, not quicken final furlong
tracked leader, lost place over 6f out, soon held off
led, ridden 3f out, hard ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Many chances held with Fool On The Hill, Wait for the Will and Brilliant Red all making the shortlist. Fool On The Hill stays this trip and quite literally no further. He beat a decent sort in Adjawar and there should be no problem with the track as he previously finished second over course and distance in an Amateurs handicap. Wait For The Will returns from a spell over hurdles. He is a notoriously tricky customer and it is highly likely that he will come there near the finish seemingly swinging off the bridle. The right man for the job is on board but the horse will be the only decider of his fate tonight. Brilliant Red is a tough campaigner who is difficult to dislike. A useful handicapper on the polytrack at Lingfield Park; he has a couple of questions to answer over twelve furlongs. Saint Alebe won the March Handicap at Newmarket at the beginning of the season. He has subsequently disappointed although the second in that race has ran two great races in defeat to Landing Light and latterly, Barolo at York. Skylarker and Exodus look hard to fancy while Scenic Lady's best performances have come in lesser grade. In a tricky race, our narrow selection is for Gerald Cotterill's Fool On The Hill.
