towards rear, brief effort on inside over 1f out, no extra final furlong
towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on
led for 1f, struggling halfway, soon weakened
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
dwelt, always behind
reared and unseated rider as stalls opened, took no part
dwelt, towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
RAVI RIVER is narrowly preferred here to Northern Desert, Polmaily and Hatman Jack. Jim Boyle's five-year-old is well-treated at these weights and he deserves his current rating of 80. He is now back with the yard after a successful spell with Tom Dascombe (same ownership) and this looks the easiest opportunity that he has had since winning at Kempton in February. The main danger could be Northern Desert, Sean Curran's ten-year-old. He has been in fine form so far this year with two wins and a second from five starts and he is expected to run into a place once again. Fun In The Sun was a winner over this course and distance in February but recent runs have highlighted the task he faces today (officially rated 57 but racing off level weights with Ravi River, rated 80). Wicksy Creek and Taste Of Honey should appreciate a return to Lingfield where they have both run well in the past, whilst Hatman Jack drops in trip and grade in the hope of eliciting some much needed improvement. This could be a fairly straight-forward task for Ravi River to resume winning ways.
Fun In The Sun 11-2 (10-0) Held up, ridden 3f out, some headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 9l behind Kipchak (10-0) at Lingfield 1m sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
Northern Desert (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong without troubling leaders, 6th of 10, 4l behind Smokey Rye (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sell stks (6) pol in Feb.
Black Draft 80-1 (7-9) Behind and outpaced, last of 11, 19l behind Lethal (8-4) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs in Mar.
Polmaily 12-1 (9-1) Dwelt, held up in rear, some late headway, 7th of 14, 13l behind Seneschal (9-7) at Brighton 7f sell stks (6) fm in May.
Hatman Jack (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 14l behind Sapphire Rose (9-2) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in May.
Igotim 200-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, held up, headway when hampered over 4f out, effort on wide outside over 2f out, weakened and hung left over 1f out, 7th of 8, 17l behind Russian Jar (9-3) at Leicester 1m 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in May.
Always The Sun 33-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 10, well behind Reigning In Rio (8-0) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn hcp (6) fbs in Feb.
Miss Kadee 33-1 (8-4) Always towards rear, no impression, 9th of 11, 12l behind Danies Boy (8-11) at Salisbury 7f 3yo clm (5) fm in May.
Straitjacket 16-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 15th of 16, 24l behind Dametime (8-13) at Chepstow 6f fll hcp (5) gd in May.
Ravi River (IRE) 4-6fav (9-9) Took keen hold early, soon tracking leading pair, effort on inside 2f out, soon ridden and left behind by winner, clear 2nd best, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Ryedale Ovation (8-10) at Kempton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Apr.
Wicksy Creek 40-1 (8-4) In touch, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 13th of 16, 10l behind Peopleton Brook (8-8) at Goodwood 5f app hcp (6) gd in May.
Taste of Honey (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 13l behind Chocolicious (8-6) at Leicester 6f 3yo clm (6) gf in May.
