slowly into stride, held up towards rear, smooth headway on outside over 3f out, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden clear, eased near finish
took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
chased leader, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and beaten
always towards rear, struggling 3f out
soon pushed along towards rear, headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression
led, ridden and joined 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to dispute lead 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression
started slowly and rider lost both irons leaving stalls, behind and pulled up over 2f out
soon outpaced in rear, wide on bend and reminders halfway, never a factor
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
NOBLE JACK gets the nod here ahead of Fromthebeginning and Illuminative. Gary Moore's gelding was fairly well-held behind Cereal Killer at Chepstow just the other day but he may fare better this afternoon now returned to Lingfield. He won here back in January to break his maiden tag and although it has since been proven that he is no superstar and that marks in the 70's flattered him, he can bounce back in this lesser grade. Baycat is not ignored over a more suitable trip with the blinkers employed for the first time, Fromthebeginning didn't excel on his sole trip to the track but was racing over too far and this is more realistic, whilst Illuminative is fairly-treated at these weights and the gelding will run a better race now dropped back in trip. Douchkette is modest, Ant Music is narrowly held by the selection on their run at Chepstow last week, whilst Brave Decision has not gone on since his debut but may do better today moving off the fibresand. Any support for the newcomers would be intriguing however we are happy to stick with Noble Jack.
Noble Jack (IRE) 7-2fav (9-6) Held up in touch, steady headway on stands' rail over 3f out, driven and kept on one pace from over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 6l behind Cereal Killer (8-12) at Chepstow 1m clm stks (5) gf.
Baycat (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 11th of 13, 17l behind Penchesco (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Fromthebeginning 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 8l behind Roar Of Applause (9-7) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May '09.
Greystoke Prince 16-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 16, 11l behind Musical Script (8-13) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Illuminative (USA) 15-2 (9-4) Took keen hold, tracked leaders until lost place halfway, struggling after, last of 8, 15l behind Maslak (8-10) at Newbury 1m 4f app hcp (5) gf.
Douchkette (FR) 15-2 (9-3) Mid-division on inside, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 6th of 14, 5l behind Binnion Bay (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Ant Music (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Cereal Killer (8-12) at Chepstow 1m clm stks (5) gf.
Brave Decision 12-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden and lost place, no impression final 2f, 4th of 8, 17l behind Royal Dignitary (9-5) at Southwell 1m clm stks (6) fbs.
Preset Reset gelding out of Sea Jade.
Farmers Surprise Fraam filly out of Adaptable.
Kenswick 17-2 (8-4) Chased leaders, led well over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Rapid City (9-7) at Leicester 1m sell stks (6) gf.
Acceptance 33-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 6f out, weakened over 5f out, last of 9, 48l behind Batonnier (10-12) at Fontwell 1m 6f NH flat (6) gd.
