led until over 1f out, faded final furlong
chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
in touch, headway over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, smooth headway on inside over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, driven to lead entering final furlong, ran on well
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
towards rear, under pressure over 2f out, hung left when weakening over 1f out
dwelt, towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous
chased leaders, weakening when short of room over 1f out
mid-division, headway when hampered over 1f out, ran on closing stages, nearest finish
mid-division, late headway, never on terms
Gabrial's Wawa beat Lujeanie and Archibald Thorburn when scoring over track and trip a week ago but could have been better drawn today. The same comment applies to Roy's Legacy, who is also better over 5f. GHOST TRAIN ran below par over a longer trip here last time but had gone close over course and distance on a couple of occasions before that. He may come good in this and is preferred to Mimi Luke, having her first start since winning a maiden race at Yarmouth in August.
Roy's Legacy 16-1 (9-0) Led, ridden when headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Temple Road (9-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Ghost Train (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 12l behind Pearl Ransom (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Flighty Clarets (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Raced freely tracking leaders, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 6l behind The Dandy Yank (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Gabrial's Wawa 2-1fav (9-4) Midfield, headway 2f out, challenging when hung left inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Chevise (9-6) by nk, 11 ran.
Archibald Thorburn (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 2l behind Gabrial's Wawa (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Billy Red 10-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 4l behind Reginald Claude (8-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Haadeeth 3-1 (8-0) Led on near side rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 6l behind Arctic Lynx (8-9) at Southwell 5f app clm stks 0-70 (6) fbs.
Mimi Luke (USA) 11-4fav (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden entering final furlong, soon led, just held on, won at Yarmouth 6f mdn hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug beating Great Wave (9-7) by shd, 9 ran.
Lujeanie 8-1 (9-4) Midfield, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Gabrial's Wawa (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Gold Club 7-2fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Bashiba (9-5) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Lewisham 8-1 (8-2) Slowly away outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 6th of 13, 8l behind Showtime Star (8-5) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Reginald Claude 12-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, soon no impression, 7th of 8, 4l behind Bookmaker (8-11) at Lingfield 6f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
