close up on outer, ridden over 1f out, edged right and chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
held up, pushed along 2f out, headway 1f out, ridden and ran on, not reach winner
always in rear
keen tracked leader, edged right and led approaching final furlong, driven out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
raced wide towards rear, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra
steadied start keen in touch in rear, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
It could pay to stick with JOHNNY SPLASH in his current mood. He bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins and can confirm running with both Cardinal and Billy Red. Aaranyow won a lower grade contest at Kempton earlier this month but is still preferred to the more exposed Arctic Lynx, who returned to winning ways in a plating race here last time with Pharoh Jake back in third.
Johnny Splash (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, headway on outer entering final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Cardinal (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Birdie Queen 5-1 (8-10) Raced wide in touch, lost place over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never a factor, 5th of 10, 6l behind Pharoh Jake (8-10) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Oct.
Arctic Lynx (IRE) 7-2 (8-7) Tracked leading pair, headway to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 5f clm stks (6) pol beating Noverre To Go (8-11) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Dreams Of Glory 14-1 (8-13) Led until halfway, weakened well over 1f out, 15th of 16, 17l behind Divine Call (8-7) at Bath 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Oct.
Billy Red 10-1 (9-1) Raced wide tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon every chance until no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Johnny Splash (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Pharoh Jake 9-2 (8-13) Raced wide pressed leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Arctic Lynx (8-7) at Lingfield 5f clm stks (6) pol.
Cardinal 6-1 (9-0) Dwelt close up, ridden 2f out, ran on to go 2nd final strides, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Johnny Splash (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Aaranyow (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, won at Kempton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating First Rebellion (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Burnt Cream 9-1 (9-7) Slowly away, held up and behind, ridden over 1f out, some headway final furlong, no impression, 6th of 8, 6l behind Pearl Noir (9-0) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.