dwelt, tracke dleaders in 4th, led inside final furlong, held on well
led, ridden entering final furlong, soon headed, kept on
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, faded entering final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
UPAVON made a bold bid to follow up his maiden win when a close second on his handicap debut at Lingfield three weeks ago with Lager Time back in third. An apprentice's 7lb allowance should give him the edge in this and David Elsworth's charge gets the nod. Fortinbrass was sent off favourite at Wolverhampton last time but came up short and is 3lb higher today while Go Far usually finds at least one too good. Studfarmer is better than his recent fourth over 7f suggests and he has a shout along with Opt Out, now back on a winning mark for his return to action.
Upavon 4-1 (9-7) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Panther Patrol (8-13) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Fortinbrass (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders until outpaced over 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on under pressure final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Rene Mathis (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Opt Out 14-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 7l behind Secretinthepark (8-10) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct.
Studfarmer 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 4, 8l behind Skytrain (8-10) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Lager Time (IRE) 4-1 (8-0) Slow into stride soon behind, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Panther Patrol (8-13) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Go Far 7-4 (9-2) Led, 2 lengths ahead 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra when edged right and headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind It's Only Business (9-2) at Lingfield 7f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Feb.