led, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened quickly
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, driven and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
held up in last place, ridden and headway approaching 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders
held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on
patiently ridden in touch, shaken up to lead 1f out, soon in command
keen, held up in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Recent winners Samuel Charles, Dapple Dawn and Lopinot may fight out the finish here and we will side with the last named. Peter Makin's charge couldn't have been any more impressive when landing his maiden. He won eased down by seven lengths from a horse rated 69. He gets in here on a mark of 70 and so he has an obvious chance of following up that victory. Samuel Charles won a claimer from the reliable Rafferty over course and distance and looks on a decent mark back in handicap company. Dapple Dawn steps up in trip after winning overWolverhampton's seven furlongs. She is a bit of a quirky sort but it shouldn't stop her going close again this afternoon. The pick of the remainder could be Kabeer, but Lopinot may be well ahead of the handicapper and he gets our confident vote.
Kabeer 12-1 (8-6) Took keen hold in touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Mataram (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Arctic Desert 14-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, never nearer, 7th of 10, 5l behind Super Frank (8-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jan.
Samuel Charles 9-4 (9-11) Held up in touch, chased leader over 3f out, led approaching 2f out, ridden and stayed on, won at Lingfield 1m clm (6) pol in Feb beating Rafferty (9-3) by 1l, 7 ran.
Ivory Lace 25-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Silent Storm (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Littleton Telchar (USA) 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 5l behind Hypocrisy (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Dapple Dawn (IRE) 11-4fav (9-0) Always prominent, led and hung left from over 1f out, ridden out, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Feb beating Flying Bantam (8-6) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Lopinot (IRE) 2-5fav (9-3) Made all, led, pressed over 4f out, ridden clear and edged left over 1f out, driven out, unchallenged, won at Kempton 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jan beating Sun Bian (9-3) by 7l, 8 ran.
Wheelavit (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Steadied start, soon switched left, held up well in rear, plenty to do 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Im Ova Ere Dad (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.