chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd near finish
held up, ridden and weakened well over 2f out
close up, tracked leader over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
held up towards rear, never dangerous
led over 8f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on close home
broke well, soon steadied, help up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never dangerous
raced wide, headway over 6f out to track leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, headed over 8f out, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
Beauchamp Star looks the pick of this poor bunch, Esperance and Pyrrhic could be the main rivals. The David Evans trained four-year-old drops into this lowly grade for the first time and should have too much class for these rivals. She finished a close second to the 71 rated Buscador at Wolverhampton last time and meets nothing of that calibre this afternoon. Esperance is in good heart at the moment and ran another fine race when fourth to Visraki last time. He is not easy to win with but should be vying for some place money. The Gary Moore trained Pyrrhic comes into the argument on the pick of his Lingfield form last year and could sneak into a place at a decent price. Running Times has been campaigned over hurdles recently and is interesting on his return to the flat, however Beauchamp Star is favoured by today's race conditions and is a confident selection.
Confuzed 7-1 Slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, headway to chase leaders 7f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 12th of 14, 16l behind Zalkani at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn clm (H5) pol in Dec.
Esperance (IRE) 9-4fav Slowly into stride, ridden to chase leader over 4f out until 3f out, soon beaten, 4th of 9, 8l behind Vrisaki at Southwell 1m mdn clm (H5) fbs.
Running Times (USA) 40-1 Slowly into stride, always behind, 16th of 18, 38l behind Celtic Star at Chepstow 1m 4f amt hcp 0-70 (F) gd in Jul '03.
Nutley Queen (IRE) 9-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Magical Wit at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (F4) pol.
Lady Blade (IRE) 7-2fav In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Coolfore Jade at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (H5) pol.
Cornish Gold 28-1 Tracked leader, led over 5f out until 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 17l behind Kylkenny at Southwell 1m 4f clm (F4) fbs.
Beauchamp Star 7-1 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong but no impression, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Buscador at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (G4) pol.