in touch, ridden and every chance from 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
dwelt, keen and soon prominent, lost place briefly over 2f out, rallied under pressure to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish
held up in touch on outside, ridden and stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
dwelt, keen, soon mid-division, ridden 3f out, ran on final furlong, took 2nd line
led until ridden and headed inside final furlong, short of room near finish
keen, chased leader until ridden and one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, weakened final 100 yards
steadied start, keen and held up behind, switched right 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders
keen, held up in rear, pulled out 1f out, strong run to lead line
An open handicap here in which narrow preference is for Wrighty Almighty ahead of Satyricon, Inside Story and Garden Party. The selection comes here on the back of a good win at Kempton and this course and distance winner has solid claims despite a 4lb rise in the weights. He seems to be improving with every start and from a decent draw he should go well. Garden Party must be of interest given the guts he showed to win over the course and distance last time, so whilst a mark of 73 certainly looks high enough for this return to handicap company, he should not be overlooked. Satyricon represents a stable in fair form and confidence should be high following a claiming win at Kempton, whilst Parkview Love and Faithful Ruler are both consistent but tend to find one too good. Inside Story represents a shrewd stable and needs to be watched for significant market support emerging from stall one, however whilst Corlough Mountain is better than his last run and could go well at a price, it is Wrighty Almighty who gets the nod.
Moonlight Man 20-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Highland Harvest (8-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Garden Party 13-2 (9-13) Tracked leader, led well over 1f out, edged left and driven out, won at Lingfield 1m mdn stk (5) pol in Jan beating Oberlin (8-7) by a nk, 8 ran.
Satyricon 7-2 (9-6) Soon tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on steadily final furlong to lead near finish, won at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol in Jan beating Rebellious Spirit (8-11) by a nk, 5 ran.
Wrighty Almighty (IRE) 4-1 (8-8) Settled in rear, headway 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan beating Last Sovereign (9-3) by 1l, 8 ran.
Corlough Mountain 6-1 (8-12) Broke well, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 7, 7l behind Monkey Glas (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Parkview Love (USA) 9-2 (8-11) In touch and keen, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Bee Stinger (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Chief Exec 12-1 (8-4) Steadied start, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 2l behind Reeling N' Rocking (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Faithful Ruler (USA) 5-2fav (9-2) In touch, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra when headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Haroldini (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Reballo (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Switched left soon after start, soon mid-division, headway 2f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Pendulum Star (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Inside Story (IRE) 7-4 (9-9) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon driven, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Sawwaah (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm (6) pol in Jan.
