went left start, held up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, driven to chase leader entering final 2f, every chance 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
in touch, effort 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leader until entering final 2f, weakened quickly
dwelt, held up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
Cat Hunter passed the post first but was disqualified for hampering Lastkingofscotland over C&D earlier this month and the latter was awarded the race. There is nothing between them here on that running, though the former has since made amends with a subsequent victory. Rubenstar and The Happy Hammer both won over C&D earlier this month and are closely matched on collateral form but a chance is taken on COULD IT BE MAGIC. His second at Kempton last month is the best piece of recent form on offer and a repeat effort would be good enough to take this.
Lastkingofscotland (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Advertisement (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Could It Be Magic 11-4fav (8-12) Prominent, ridden 2f out, no impression on winner 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Kilburn (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Rubenstar (IRE) 5-2 (8-1) Chased leaders, headway on outside when hung left over 1f out, stayed on well, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind I Confess (7-11) at Lingfield 7f 4yo clm stks 0-70 (6) pol.
Cat Hunter 2-1fav (9-0) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, strongly challenged from over 1f out, held on gamely, won at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) pol beating Sasheen (8-7) by nk, 6 ran.
Pytheas (USA) 13-2 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Fivefold (9-2) at Kempton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
The Happy Hammer (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Close up in 5th, not clear run and switched left then right over 1f out, strong run under strong pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Lingfield 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol beating I Confess (9-4) by nk, 11 ran.
Jack O'lantern 11-4fav (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Apache Ridge (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f sell stks (6) pol.
Mister Green (FR) 11-2 (9-11) Dwelt, raced in rear, under pressure 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 14l behind Faithful Ruler (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol.