held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 1f out
chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, rallied gamely when narrowly headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd final stride
keen in mid-division, weakened 4f out
never better than mid-division
chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd briefly 2f out, one pace final furlong
raced freely, always towards rear
always towards rear
in touch, ridden to challenge 2f out, led inside final furlong, just held on
mid-division, headway well over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just failed
held up towards rear, headway on rails over 4f out, hampered over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on
led until over 2f out, one pace after
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
Maidford can take an ordinary race that closes the card at Lingfield. Emotive is respected under top weight, while Teide Lady and the lightly raced Princess Danah are others to consider if the market speaks in their favour. Princess Danah is open to plenty of improvement and gets in here off a potentially lenient mark. As a half-sister to the versatile Mandoob, she can be expected to pay her way before too long and it will come as no surprise to see her post a much more polished effort this afternoon. Teide Lady has started to get her act together and also holds each-way claims after a couple of promising efforts in defeat. This is her first visit to Lingfield but she appears to have taken a liking to all weather racing and a bold bid cannot be ruled out. Emotive has gone well for Seb Sanders already this season and the partnership are reunited in a race that lacks strength in depth. However, the son of Pursuit Of Love was held off this mark at Windsor nine days ago and he looks vulnerable giving weight away all around. Therefore, we prefer the claims of Maidford, who has really found her racing shoes this season. The step up in distance is expected to bring about further improvement and, having already won on the Polytrack at Kempton, the daughter of Singspiel has very little to fear on this surface.
Emotive 6-1 (9-1) Held up in mid-division, not clear run 2f out, no impression when switched left over 1f out, 9th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Night Cru (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Mae Cigan (FR) 11-1 (9-3) Keen, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 13l behind Princess Cocoa (8-11) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Floodlight Fantasy 6-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, carried right and slightly hampered and soon lost place, 7th of 16, 12l behind Mull of Dubai (8-6) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd.
Henry Holmes 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened well over 2f out, last of 14, 15l behind Marachi Band (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Super Frank (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Behind, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 14, 4l behind Mataram (9-4) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Henchman 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders to halfway, 9th of 12, 16l behind Catbang (9-2) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Salvestro 6-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, chased winner 3f out, faded inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Prince Picasso (9-5) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) frm.
Princess Danah (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 8l behind Southport Star (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd.
Maidford (IRE) 10-3co-fav (8-7) Hampered start, tracked leader, led over 2f out, challenged final furlong, awkward head carriage, not run on, headed near finish, 3rd of 7, nk behind Wizby (7-12) at Chepstow 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Teide Lady 15-2 (9-0) In touch, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 14, 10l behind California Laws (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Pactolos Way 10-1 (9-8) Raced wide in touch, ridden to lead 3f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Dance A Daydream (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Peak Seasons (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, 4th of 7, 8l behind Green Room (8-8) at Warwick 1m 3f mdn stk (5) frm in Jun.
Atwirl 100-1 (8-12) Never reached beyond mid-division, 10th of 18, 18l behind Classic Punch (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Blue Army (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 10, 19l behind Empire Dancer (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol in Jun.
