slowly away, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, no chance with winner, lost 3rd towards finish
led early, prominent, led over 4f out, clear over 2f out, very easily
kept wide for 2f, chased leaders on outside, effort over 4f out, edged left 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, closed over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway over 4f out, no chance with winner final 2f, kept on
ridden away from stalls, in rear, effort on outside and carried wide 3f out, soon no impression, plugged on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
soon led, headed over 4f out, weakened quickly
The Pug won over 1m2f at Lingfield in first-time blinkers with Dovena back in third while PERFECT GENTLEMAN produced a late flourish to score over a mile here in his handicap debut despite the bit slipping. Breeding suggests there’s more to come from him over this longer trip and he looks worth sticking with. Krona may also improve for this extra test of stamina as she goes handicapping for the first time along with stablemate A Little Respect.
Perfect Gentleman (IRE) 5-2fav (9-8) Slowly away, held up towards rear, not much room and switched right 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Greavsie (9-11) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Krona 250-1 (9-2) Broke well, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Inner Space (9-2) at Kempton 1m fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
The Pug (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led home turn, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Fullforward (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Dovena 5-1 (9-10) Awkwardly away, held up in 6th, headway out wide over 2f out, went 2nd turning in, ridden over 1f out, no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind The Pug (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Sexy Rexy (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Noodle Mission (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
A Little Respect (IRE) 150-1 (9-0) Never closer than mid-division, weakened and behind final 3f, 7th of 8, 21 1/4l behind French Invasion (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Me And Mrs Jones (IRE) 28-1 (9-2) Held up behind leaders on inside, headway 2f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6 3/4l behind Al Ghanim (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (6) pol in Jan.