close up, headway on outer 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
always towards rear
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final, never near leaders
mid-division, not clear run and lost place over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
keen tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
Blue Deer and Manomine have something to prove over today's distance but there's plenty of others with claims over the trip. Lytham is one of them as he's stepping up a grade for this but Having A Ball makes more appeal as he drifts back down toward a winning mark. Landesherr is capable of scoring at this level but Safwaan is up another 2lb despite a below-par effort at Lingfield last time. Formerly with Sir Michael Stoute, TENURE makes his handicap debut after a comeback at Lingfield for his new yard in January. He gets the tentative vote to improve over this extra couple of furlongs with Ryan Moore on board for his only ride on the card.
Tenure 7-1 (9-13) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Tribal Path (8-7) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Adorable Choice (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Raced wide prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 6, 24l behind Broxbourne (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Manomine 4-1 (9-1) Chased leader 1f, chased leading pair, went 2nd 2f out until over 1f out, stayed chasing leaders, no extra final 100 yards, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Mafi (8-10) at Lingfield 1m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Blue Deer (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, never dangerous, 13th of 14, 10l behind Flamborough Breeze (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Kingston Tiger 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on outside, lost place and ridden over 3f out, soon behind, last of 7, 36l behind Chookie Hamilton (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Safwaan 3-1fav (8-9) Started slowly, took keen hold, held up and always last, never involved, last of 10, 6l behind Understory (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb.
Having A Ball 16-1 (9-2) In rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 4th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Scary Movie (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Landesherr (GER) 4-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on to 3rd final 75 yards, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Silkee Supreme (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Lytham (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd towards finish, no impression, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Petrol (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Fairy Mist (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 7l behind Saharia (9-4) at Lingfield 1m sell stks (6) pol.
