chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
quickly away, made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
held up, no room over 1f out and throughout final furlong, finished full of running, not recover
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up, not clearest of runs from over 1f out until switched left inside final furlong, ran on well to close on winner near finish, always held
held up, ridden along, no impression from over 1f out
mid-division on outside, pushed along halfway, struggling 2f out
chased winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
Nonrunner
Lithaam looks the pick of Milton Bradley's two runners in the race ahead of Cape Royal having been running consistently well in five furlong sprints of late but the six-year-old seems plenty high enough in the weights right now off a mark of 70 and preference is for KHELEY. Mark Brisbourne's filly should appreciate the return to the minimum trip having not been at her best when second of six to Diapason over six furlongs at Woverhampton earlier this month. Her best form is over five furlongs and she can resume winning ways having slipped to a fair mark. Willie Musson's Handsome Cross has run better in his last two starts, both at Lingfield, and he has to be considered off what seems a favourable mark particularly if the market speaks in his favour. Decider is closely matched with the selection on running at Lingfield behind Raimond Ridge and he makes appeal than Fromsong. Dean Ivory's 12-year-old has shown improved form of late but has a bit to find with Kheley on their running at Lingfield in that same race and Mark Brisbourne's filly looks the one to be on.
Lithaam (IRE) 4-1fav (8-7) Tracked winner until well inside final furlong no extra, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Thoughtsofstardom (8-6) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Thoughtsofstardom 11-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 5l behind Steel City Boy (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Fromsong (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Chased leaders, driven to lead 1f out, soon headed and no extra, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Brynfa Boy (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Bookiesindex Boy 12-1 (8-9) Towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 10, 9l behind Lord Of The Reins (8-11) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Handsome Cross (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, hard ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on, just failed, 2nd of 10, nk behind Steel City Boy (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Decider (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Led halfway, headed inside final furlong, edged left, no extra, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Raimond Ridge (8-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Kheley (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Prominent, led well over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Diapason (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Cape Royal 10-1 (8-6) Led, headed and hung right just over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Steel City Boy (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Norse Warrior (USA) 50-1 (8-12) Held up, came wide entering straight, soon edged left, no headway, eased inside final furlong, 12th of 13, 17l behind Divine Force (8-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
