slowly away, held up in touch, went 3rd halfway, effort over 1f out, kept on well
slowly into stride, chased leaders, soon pushed along, weakened over 2f out
led until over 1f out, soon one pace
tracked leader, driven to lead just over 1f out, soon clear, readily
Nonrunner
Even the brilliance of champion trainer, Richard Hannon, has failed to coax a success out of the frustrating Miss Astragal, who has regularly finished close up in her nine outings to date without getting her head in front. Connections reach for the blinkers here and it will be fascinating to see if they can do the trick. However, she faces a tough task as Mark Johnston's Dubai Destination filly, PRUSSIAN, showed bundles of promise on her Lingfield debut, running green early before finishing with a great flourish to go down in a photo finish to the more experienced All Nighter. She would have scored in another stride and can go one better with that run under her belt. Rei D'Oro also showed plenty of potential for the future when third here in a fair maiden just before Christmas and looks sure to improve, whilst the market should indicate any confidence behind a couple of potentially interesting newcomers in Klang Valley and Bint Alzain.
Bint Alzain (IRE) Marju filly out of Barconey.
Klang Valley Dubai Destination filly out of Kelang.
Miss Astragal (IRE) 8-13fav (8-11) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and wandered under pressure 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Hill Of Dreams (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Prussian 5-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on strongly close home, just failed, 2nd of 10, hd behind All Nighter (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Jumeirah Liberty 33-1 (9-3) Led until over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 8, 12l behind Change The Subject (8-12) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Rei D'oro (USA) 50-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway into mid-division, over 4f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, not pace of leading duo, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Lancaster Gate (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
