steadied and switched right start, held up off the pace in rear,, never in the race
raced keenly, made all, went clear 8f out, 12 lengths ahead 4f out, 10 lengths ahead over 1f out, ridden and reduced lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, eased towards finish, unchallenged
raced off the pace in 3rd, kept on in 3rd final furlong, never any chance to challenge
off the pace in last pair, never in the race
slowly into stride, soon well off the pace towards rear, never in the race
raced keenly out wide off the pace in 3rd, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced and weakened over 2f out
tracked winner who went 10 lengths clear 8f out, still 10 lengths adrift over 1f out, closed inside final furlong, never any chance to challenge
raced keenly, soon steadied off the pace in mid-division, headway on inside in modest 4th over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, never any chance to challenge
King Of The South could only manage fourth when last racing in a handicap and has a bit to find with the runner-up ZIGGY (NAP) on latest running in a conditions race at Newcastle. The latter showed further progress on that occasion when separating a couple of higher rated horses and should be bang there at the finish with a similar effort. Capital Theory’s winning run came to an end over a longer trip at Lingfield while both Pride Of America and Melek Alreeh return from lay-offs having undergone wind surgery and the latter makes his handicap debut.
King Of The South (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Led briefly, tracked leader 4f, handy 3rd on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Forest Of Dean (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Pride Of America (FR) 4-1 (8-13) Led to 2f out, weakened when headed, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Quest The Moon (8-13) at Compiegne 1m 2f lst stks gd in Jun.
Ziggy 10-3 (9-6) Close 3rd, went 2nd 6f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on and went 2nd again post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Forest Of Dean (9-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Sky Defender 25-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Surrey Mist (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Vazir (FR) 20-1 (11-1) Held up in behind leaders, ridden and weakened from 3 out, last of 8, dist behind El Muchacho (11-5) at Plumpton 2m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
State Legend (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along 3 out, soon beaten, 7th of 14, dist behind Inspiratrice (10-7) at Taunton 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Capital Theory 2-1fav (8-11) Prominent, led over 9f out, ridden over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Base Note (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Melek Alreeh (USA) 5-2 (9-11) Led, joined and clear with winner over 3f out, headed 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Jahoori (9-4) at Ffos Las 1m 4f stks (4) gs in Aug.
