held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, soon one pace
dwelt, raced in rear, under pressure 2f out, soon beaten
led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
held up in touch, progress over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon hard ridden, stayed on strongly
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leader, hard driven over 3f out, soon lost place, eased over 1f out
Lang Shining has gone off the boil since rattling up a hat-trick last autumn and there are doubts about Faithful Ruler's ability to stay this trip. The same comment applies to Thunderball, who can boast only two wins in 39 starts while Sgt Schultz has done all his winning over further and may struggle despite coming out best at the weights. CLASSICALLY landed a double over today's trip at Kempton late last year but didn't take to hurdling when last seen at the track in October. There should be more to come on Polytrack and Hughie Morrison's charge gets the vote.
Lang Shining (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Raced wide, headway to 5th but well off the pace 8f out, no chance final 2f, 5th of 13, 10l behind Dream Of Fortune (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Mister Green (FR) 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f, last of 10, 11l behind Anne Of Kiev (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Classically (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Chased leading trio, went 3rd 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 8l behind Julienas (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Thunderball 28-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon ridden, one pace when not clear run and switched left 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 8, 8l behind Dubai Hills (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Sgt Schultz (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Steadied start, held up in last pair, headway on inside 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 8l behind Foxhaven (9-12) at Newbury 1m 3f clm stks (5) gd in Aug.
Faithful Ruler (USA) 3-10fav (8-10) Led 1f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon clear, very easily, won at Lingfield 1m app sll stks (6) pol in Dec beating Saddlers Bend (9-2) by 7l, 7 ran.
Dream of Fortune (IRE) 9-4fav (8-10) Soon tracking leading trio, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, rallied on inside over 1f out, disputing 2nd inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd close home, 4th of 6, 2l behind Edgeworth (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f 4yo clm stks 0-70 (6) pol.
Ting Ting (USA) 16-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten, 4th of 5, 11l behind Lord Lansing (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
She's My Rock (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 8l behind Tell Halaf (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.