broke well but soon dropped to rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed post
in rear, ridden throughout, headway under pressure over 1f out, driven to lead post
soon led, headed over 4f out, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor
in rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led early, tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
keen close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
METHAYEL scored twice at Brighton last term and so nearly made a winning reappearance at Lingfield when headed at the post. She's taken to go one better with Ryan Moore getting the leg-up today. L'Hirondelle is a rare winner these days but has slipped down the weights as a consequence and posted a better effort last time. He's preferred to Zaheeb, who has gone off the boil since winning over C&D in March, but October's Wolverhampton winner Good Authority is not out of this if fully primed on his reappearance.
Good Authority (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, soon challenged, led briefly over 1f out, ridden and lost place inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 8l behind Lockantanks (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Scottish Star 17-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, soon no impression, 7th of 9, 30l behind Barwick (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Edgewater (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division on inside, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 10, 8l behind Camborne (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr.
Al Aqabah (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Raced wide, mainly in rear, 9th of 11, 11l behind Ocean Legend (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Officer In Command (USA) 15-8fav (9-4) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 8l behind Stand Guard (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol in Mar '11.
Methayel (IRE) 10-3 (9-7) Led, hard driven over 1f out, soon strongly challenged, headed post, 2nd of 6, ns behind Abigails Angel (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
L'Hirondelle (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Tracked leading trio, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Yankee Storm (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Zaheeb 9-1 (8-10) With leaders, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon hung left and weakened, 4th of 9, 8l behind Barwick (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.
Abriachan 6-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 8l behind Marvo (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
West Leake (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression, 5th of 12, 3l behind Twice Red (8-7) at Kempton 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Amba 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, under pressure when switched left over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 46l behind Flying Applause (9-4) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Apr.
Rustic Deacon 7-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, challenged and went 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened entering final furlong, 12th of 15, 10l behind Tartan Gigha (9-10) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
