held up, ridden halfway, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leader over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead close home, readily
held up, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up, headway and inside 1f out, stayed on final furlong
pulled hard, led, quickened, 3 lengths clear well over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened and headed close home
Nonrunner
An ordinary maiden can go to Regal Dream, who is selected in preference to the frustrating Taipan Tommy and Sound That Alarm, who make the most appeal out of the remainder of those with experience. Support for either of the newcomers (Sun Bian and New Dancer) will be interesting to note, as this is not a strong contest by any means. Even so, there are a few negative points to consider, as New Dancer was withdrawn at the start here yesterday and was hardly an eye-catcher in the betting at the time. There has to be the suspicion that he will need this and he may be best left alone for the time being. Meanwhile, Sun Bian is likely to need further than this and, as his stable's runners have tended to need their first outing, he too is probably best watched. Similar comments apply to Sound That Alarm, who has a couple of previous runs under his belt and could be a different proposition now that he has another year of strengthening up behind him. He is one to carefully monitor in the betting. However, unlike the selection, he lacks experience of this surface and, as he is bred to get a lot further, he might be one to just keep tabs on until he goes into handicaps later. Therefore, we switch to Regal Dream, who as a half-brother to useful sprinter Red Millennium, makes more appeal over the minimum trip. John Hills does not have many runners on the all weather surfaces at this time of the year, so any support for his charge will be a big clue to his chances of collecting today.
Avenlea 20-1 Held up, never troubled leaders, 7th of 12, 6l behind Star Magnitude at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (D3) pol in Feb.
Ryan's Quest (IRE) 20-1 Behind, hard driven and headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Revien at Lingfield 5f mdn stk (D3) pol in Feb.
Regal Dream (IRE) 3-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Music Teacher at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn aut (E3) pol in Nov.
Sun Bian Makbul colt out of 6f to 1m winner Silken Dalliance.
Taipan Tommy (IRE) 9-4fav Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, led briefly approaching final furlong, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Cool Sands at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (F4) pol in Feb.
Cosmic Destiny (IRE) 4-1 Led, ridden and headed 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 7th of 20, 4l behind Ridder at York 6f 2yo mdn aut (E2) gf in Sept.
Sound That Alarm 11-10fav Tracked leaders, edged right approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Pitch Up at Sandown 5f 2yo mdn aut (E) gf in Jul.
Celadon (IRE) 7-1 Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 8, 9l behind Revien at Lingfield 5f mdn stk (D3) pol in Feb.
