held up towards rear, headway not much room and switched right over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, driven to hold on near finish
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened
keen, mid-division, effort to chase leader 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, still last 1f out, switched to outer, shaken up, ran on final 100 yards, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right inside final 2f, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish, just held
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakening when hampered on rail inside final 2f
raced wide, took keen hold in touch, driven 2f out, stayed on final furlong to take 3rd near finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, driven and edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen hold, chased leader until weakened rapidly over 1f out
Nonrunner
General Feeling is in good heart at the moment and he can land this competitive affair, Stoic Leader and Whitbarrow are two to consider for place purposes. The selection is from a yard going well at present and his recent second behind Franksalot here makes good reading. It was in a very strong looking claimer and back in handicap company he looks set for a big run. Stoic Leader is a good performer on his day and he has been steadily dropping down the handicap. It would be no surprise to see this one involved in the finish. Whitbarrow is a model of consistency and can't easily be discounted. The same applies to the top-weight Chief Exec, but on this occasion we will side with General Feeling.
Chief Exec 16-1 (9-2) Prominent, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 5l behind Hits Only Heaven (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Curtain Bluff 12-1 (8-10) Always rear centre group, 10th of 15, 10l behind Malahem (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (4) gd in Sept.
Whitbarrow (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Always prominent, every chance from 2f out until inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Ok Pal (8-13) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Queens Rhapsody 16-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 10, 10l behind Wessex (9-2) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Cheese 'n Biscuits 11-1 (8-9) Started slowly, always in rear, last of 12, 10l behind Perfect Story (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Marko Jadeo (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Dwelt, held up towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Hits Only Heaven (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Star Magnitude (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 12th of 17, 9l behind Flint River (8-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Smokin Joe 14-1 (8-11) Started slowly and always in rear, 11th of 12, 10l behind Hits Only Heaven (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Alfridini 11-2 (9-4) Soon led, headed just over 3f out, weakened quickly well over 2f out, last of 14, 17l behind Noora (8-11) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Stoic Leader (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) In rear, headway from 2f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Glencalvie (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec.
Physical (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened quickly, 9th of 14, 5l behind Vienna's Boy (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
General Feeling (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Steadied start, headway on outer over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Franksalot (8-12) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol in Dec.
