raced keenly behind, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no chance afterwards
mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, prominent, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, settled in rear, good headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, closed on winner near finish
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
raced keenly close up, ridden 2f out, no impression 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
tracked leader, led 2f out, stayed on when pressed towards finish, held on well, ridden out
towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, no headway and weakened final furlong
A horrible race in which Future Deal is a speculative selection over Jomus and Beckenham's Secret. The last named, like a number of the others, has shown signs of mulishness on occasions and is not one to trust implicitly. But he coped well enough with this surface to win here as a juvenile, so is no forlorn hope. A mile is just about his optimum trip on the level and he is worth noting in the betting. Jomus is another that can play up before the start and will never be on the A-List of contenders. Still, he has a great record of making the frame and can go well for each-way punters - odds permitting. Nevertheless, we turn to Future Deal - a course and distance winner a fortnight ago. The mount of Simon Whitworth was only raised 2lb for that success and, assuming that she settles into a rhythm early, the seven-year-old has a great chance of following up in this moderate company.
Law of The Land (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 9l behind Present (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd in Sept.
Trickle (USA) 33-1 (8-11) Raced keenly towards rear, headway over 2f out, ran on to take third towards finish, not trouble first two, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Grey Gurkha (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Beckenham's Secret 12-1 (8-4) In rear, stayed on under pressure final 2f, not trouble leaders, 6th of 12, 12l behind Mixing (8-12) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Jomus 6-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up, good headway over 1f out, finished well, 4th of 13, 2l behind My Jeanie (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Border Edge 15-2 (8-9) Keen, chased leader over 4f out, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind King After (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcap (6) pol in Dec.
Kinsman (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders final furlong, never able to challenge, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Lordswood (8-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Certifiable 66-1 (8-2) Took keen hold, led 2f out to over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 5l behind Mr Napoleon (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Future Deal 10-1 (9-0) In rear, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 1m Stks (41-45) (7) pol beating Abbeygate (9-0) by a nk, 14 ran.
