soon led, ridden 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, ridden to lead well inside final furlong
raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 2f out
dwelt, soon in touch ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
always in rear, weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden, kept on one pace final 2f
held up in rear, last into straight over 1f out, ridden, swished tail, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
held up in touch, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden and slightly outpaced approaching 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
A chance is taken with A Nod And A Wink, who edges preference from Shes Millie and La Marmotte. The last named doesn't face an easy task under top weight and needs to be at her best to hold the rest at bay. That said, the daughter of Mujadil is quite well treated just now and is no forlorn hope in a modest contest such as this. Shes Millie is a game type that is unexposed at this trip. Her dam was a winning miler and, with the booking of Seb Sanders catching the eye, there are plenty of reasons to give her the benefit of any doubt this afternoon. News Of The Day is also worth a mention, as she is better than she consented to display last time out. The Mark Johnston-trained filly holds Zaafira from an earlier encounter at Wolverhampton and it would come as no surprise to see her bounce back to form. However, A Nod And A Wink has shown flashes of ability and, as her previous visit to Lingfield almost saw her break her duck, we fancy Richard Hannon's charge represents a fair betting proposition to produce the sufficient improvement today.
La Marmotte (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Pulled hard early, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 6l behind Zaafira (8-12) at Lingfield 7f 3yo clm (6) pol in Jan.
News of The Day (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Prominent, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 8th of 14, 19l behind Medici Code (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Jan.
Shes Millie 10-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 12, 5l behind Kings Shillings (8-10) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Zaafira (SPA) 7-2fav (9-6) Mid-division, headway well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 7l behind Kings Shillings (8-10) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
A Nod And A Wink (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (8-3) Held up, never a factor, 7th of 9, 12l behind Sophie's Dream (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3yo clm (6) pol in Jan.
Roca Redonda (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Started slowly, always towards rear, never a factor, last of 11, 23l behind Noojoom (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.
Tenterhooks (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 32l behind Medici Code (9-4) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Jan.
The Light Fandango 9-2 (8-1) Chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, soon beaten, 5th of 8, 8l behind News of The Day (8-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo sll (6) pol in Jan.
