behind, pushed along halfway, effort on outer and kept on final furlong but never going pace to challenge
tracked leader, closed up from halfway, slipped through on inner and slightly bumped over 2f out, soon led, pushed 5 lengths clear over 1f out, ridden out
raced in mid-division but well off the pace, stayed on to go 2nd just over 1f out, no chance with winner
led, edged left on bumped over 2f out, soon headed and weakened rapidly over 1f out
slowly into stride, behind, kept on under pressure final furlong, no chance
bolted to post, raced in 4th but not on terms, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
raced wide, not on terms from halfway, soon weakened tailed off
chased leading pair, not on terms and no impression, soon weakened
slowly into stride, driven to recover and pulled hard in 4th, not on terms 2f out, soon weakened
outpaced in rear, never on terms
very keen to post, raced on inner, always behind, eased from halfway, tailed off
Hurricane Coast is in tremendous heart at present and will make a bold bid to land the hat-trick, however on this occasion Ripple Effect may just come out on top, with Cretan Gift also given a bit of a squeak. Ripple Effect was a course and distance winner in early December and although flopping over a longer trip next time, returned to his best with a gallant second to Type One on his most recent outing, a repeat of that showing should be good enough here. Hurricane Coast is making his Lingfield debut but there was a lot to like about his two victories at Southwell when beating some reliable performers, if he acts on this surface he will be a major threat. Cretan Gift may be 13 years of age but he ran a cracker here in December in a much better contest when not beaten far by the likes of Law Breaker and Texas Gold. Of the others the German raider Happy Camper is worth a look in the betting, but we will take Ripple Effect to land the spoils.
