tracked leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, edged left inside final furlong, kept on, headed post
held up behind, driven over 2f out, ridden and ran on well on outer inside final furlong, led post
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite able to get on terms
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not quite pace to get on terms
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, driven and outpaced inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
went left start, held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge
Little Palaver beat subsequent winner Treacherous with Rock of Estonia further behind when scoring over track and trip last month but he’s since been beaten at Lingfield while Treacherous has been raised 4lb for winning at Newcastle. CHOICE ENCOUNTER bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins and it could pay to stick with Archie Watson’s charge in his current mood having now won three of only four outings at this venue. Compas Scoobie should be sharper for a recent comeback run here and is preferred to the returning Rose Berry.
Rose Berry 8-1 (9-5) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 8th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Indian Tygress (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Treacherous 7-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, 2nd on near side of group 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged left and ran on well, eased towards finish, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Equiano Springs (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Choice Encounter 11-4fav (9-2) Held up in touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led narrowly near finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Last Page (9-4) by ns, 7 ran.
Compas Scoobie 5-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 5 1/2l behind Busby (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
National Glory (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Held up and behind, pushed along and short-lived effort on inside over 1f out, last of 10, 4 3/4l behind Highland Acclaim (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Little Palaver 12-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Highland Acclaim (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Rock of Estonia (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, 5th of 11, 3/4l behind Little Palaver (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.