keen close up, ridden to chase winner 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 4th inside final furlong, never nearer
dwelt, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders
led 7f, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden, headway switched right over 1f out, ran on nearest finish
keen, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten and weakened
fly jumped start and unseated rider
dwelt, ridden to soon track leader, led 3f out, soon 3 lengths clear, ridden out
chased leaders, ridden, hung badly right, approaching 2f out, driven, ran on to take 2nd inside final furlong
keen, held up, always in rear
Pab Special can defy topweight at the expense of Discotheque, Street Life and Watchmaker. Karl Burke turns Pab Special out just four days after his encouraging return to action at Wolverhampton where he was beaten just half-a-length despite tending to carry his head high. He is relatively unexposed on the all-weather, and this extra furlong can only help increase the four-year-old's claims in an open affair. Discotheque ran a similar sort of race to the selection on the same day, but now steps up slightly in class. Nevertheless, Paul Howling's mare is in good heart at present and can figure in the finish as well. Street Life seems versatile as regards his best trip and will not mind this drop back to 10-furlongs, while Watchmaker does not look too badly treated for his handicap debut. The bottom pair, Blackmail and Voice Mail, are much more exposed, but both have been threatening to pay a visit to the winner's enclosure of late and are yet two more to conjure with. All in all, the outcome may revolve around who gets the best run in the straight, and we shall take Pab Special to kick on round the home turn and see them all off.
Pab Special (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Bold Diktator (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Broughtons Folly 13-2 (9-1) Started slowly, pulled hard in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 14, 7l behind Lunar Promise (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Street Life (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (9-3) Towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 8th of 14, 5l behind Wait For The Will (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Discotheque (USA) 4-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, edged left to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on well, just held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Golden Spectrum (8-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Garrulous (UAE) 25-1 (9-6) Always in rear, 9th of 12, 10l behind Sea Land (8-10) at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol.
Tancredi (SWE) 8-1 (9-3) Led, headed after 1f, led again 4f out, all out when headed well inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Golden Spectrum (8-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Watchmaker 20-1 (9-3) Slowly away, soon chased leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon hung left, one pace, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Sgt Schultz (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Blackmail (USA) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Apache Fort (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
