led, ridden 2f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead final strides
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides
keen, with leader until ridden well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
Brenin Taran showed he retained ability when third over 6f here on his recent return from a lengthy lay-off and is not out of this, while Drawnfromthepast arrives on the back of a double in plating company after scoring at Southwell last time and is another with solid claims. However, MOTTLEY CREWE has been going close in decent sprints over the winter but, despite looking high enough in the weights for handicaps nowadays, Richard Guest's charge gets the nod dropping down to this level. Decider and Forty Proof will find life tough against today's opposition and are had to fancy.
Mottley Crewe 14-1 (8-8) Tracked leader over 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 5l behind Palace Moon (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcap (2) pol.
Brenin Taran 66-1 (8-8) Pulled hard in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Seek The Fair Land (8-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Jan.
Drawnfromthepast (IRE) 4-6fav (9-3) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, soon switched left, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Southwell 5f sell stks (6) fbs beating Argentine (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Decider (USA) 20-1 (8-9) Bumped start, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Da'quonde (8-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Forty Proof (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 4l behind Gorgeous Goblin (8-7) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.