bumped start, pulled hard towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on well, nearest finish
went right start, soon led, strongly challenged inside fiinal furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out
dwelt, raced in rear, never on terms
tracked leader, hard ridden and every chance entering final furlong, ran on
in rear until headway approaching final furlong, ran on, never nearer
Sarah's Art is running into form and should make a bold bid and the same can be said of Qalahari. However, the latter's poor strike-rate counts against him and Suffolk Punch is also hard to win with. Caprio won a claimer over C&D last time but is still capable in this grade but a chance is taken on KING'S COLOUR. Brett Johnson's gelding has slipped down to his lowest mark since winning at Epsom in June and is running back over what is arguably his best trip. A first-time visor will sharpen him up and he can get his head in front here.
King's Colour 8-1 (9-4) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 7l behind Dark Promise (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Suffolk Punch (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Led after 1f, ridden and clear over 1f out, weakened quickly and headed final 50 yards, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Mafeking (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Caprio (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching 1f out, joined inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol beating Everymanforhimself (9-5) by ns, 9 ran.
Sarah's Art (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Prince James (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Waabel 33-1 (9-2) Led until just over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 10, 8l behind Final Drive (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov.
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, always behind far side, 16th of 17, 17l behind Rosko (9-3) at Ascot 7f ladys hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Yankee Storm 7-1 (8-8) Led, headed 4f out, led again over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Everymanforhimself (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Spinning Bailiwick 11-2 (9-0) Held up mid-division and keen, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 9l behind Hinton Admiral (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Qalahari (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Slowly into stride, raced in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never able to challenge, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Young Dottie (8-4) at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (4) pol in Nov.