tracked leaders, effort 2 out, soon ridden and weakened quickly 1f out
held up towards rear, good headway on inside over 1f out, took 3rd inside final furlong, ran on towards finish
held up in touch, wide into straight, chased winner final furlong, held close home
chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakend final furlong
started slowly, raced wide, always in rear
held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly, held on close home
led at good pace, headed 2f out, weakened under pressure final furlong
chased leader to over 2f out, wide into straight, soon weakened
chased leaders in mid-division, outpaced 2f out, stayed on again final furlong
The Paul Blockley-trained Smartstar Princess has moped up in low-grade contests of late and is the stand out selection from this moderate bunch. However, her stablemate Rellim is no back number at this level and is no forlorn hope of making it a one-two for the stable if he gets the breaks in running. The ultra consistent Soaked still retains plenty of his old dash and appeals as the main threat from the remainder. He acted well at the course when he was last campaigned here almost four years ago and if the return to Lingfield sparks his enthusiasm, he will be hard to peg back over this easy five. However, he is vulnerable to a more progressive sort and, considering Smartstar Princess has only been penalised 10lb for landing her four-timer, she fits the bill for a race like this. Connections nominated this race immediately after her course and distance win in a seller on Wednesday and, with Stacey Renwick taking 5lb off her back, yet another bold bid is anticipated form the Soviet Star filly.
