keen, tracked leaders, tracked winner over 4f out, until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
made all, ridden clear over 1f out, unchallenged
in touch, slightly hampered 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on under strong pressure, to go 2nd inside final furlong
always in rear, eased from over 1f out
taken to post early, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
towards rear, effort on inside approaching 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, some headway under pressure 2f out, never near leaders
tracked winner till over 4f out, reminder soon after, weakened quickly over 3f out, eased final 2f
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong
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Don Pietro and Mystic Art both have strong claims but the verdict goes to ZERO COOL, who has a few near misses against better rivals than face him here. Gary Moore's gelding has been running well of late in races of this type finishing in the prize money more often than not. His runners-up spot on his penultimate start looks strong form and has only really been beaten by rivals rated higher than today's opponents. Don Pietro will have to concede weight to the selection but the terms aren¿t that adverse. He also has been performing well in similar races and having taken a handicap off a mark of 68 in November he has to be respected. Mystic Art beat rival Gasat on his penultimate start and held his form well last time. The victory came over course and distance so he should be close. Gasat re-opposes Mystic Art on better terms so that form could go the other way and another to consider is Seven Sky who drops into this company for the first time. Typical Lingfield seller this with the vote going to Zero Cool.
Don Pietro 9-1 (9-3) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Dichoh (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol.
Gasat (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Set steady pace, quickened over 7f out, soon 5 lengths clear, ridden 2f out, headed narrowly approaching 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Sunset Boulevard (9-7) at Lingfield 1m.
Mystic Art (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Disputed 3rd, ridden and effort 2f out, no impression 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Rapid City (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm (6) pol.
Caltire (GER) 9-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 29l behind Rawdon (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f sll (6) fbs in Feb.
Grand Sefton 11-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up mid-division, headway and not much room over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 14, 9l behind Bethanys Boy (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) gs in Aug '07.
Ma Ridge 22-1 (9-3) Keen, held up mid-division, headway approaching 2f out, bumped over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on, not quicken near finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Postage (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Feb.
Roundthetwist (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Rapid City (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Jan.
Seven Sky (FR) 40-1 (9-3) Towards rear, never dangerous, last of 14, well behind Merrion Tiger (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Zero Cool (USA) 11-4fav (8-12) Led narrowly and pressed throughout, no extra when headed well inside final furlong, lost 2 places close home, 4th of 10, 3/4l behind Smokey Rye (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Feb.
Bobering 14-1 (8-2) Held up towards rear, some moderate late progress, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 6l behind Barodine (8-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol.
King of The Beers (USA) 4-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong, gaining towards finish, 4th of 10, 2l behind Very Well Red (8-6) at Southwell 1m clm (6) fbs.
Usetheforce (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Pulled hard, held up on inside in mid-division, switched right and headway to track leader over 9f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 6l behind Prince Charlemagne (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
