pushed along early, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led briefly just inside final furlong, kept on one pace
keen prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, no extra
led, headed halfway, ridden and still every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
close up in rear, headway to lead inside final furlong, pushed clear
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STRONG POWER landed the odds at Lingfield with the minimum of fuss to record a hat-trick. He faces tougher opposition in this but won a Class 2 sprint earlier and hasn’t stopped winning yet. The veteran Secretinthepark and Look Out Louis both won over course and distance in January with the latter making most appeal but Be Proud could only manage third in this last year and is 5lb higher. Spoof hasn’t raced since October while Nigel Nott drops down in distance.
Nigel Nott 11-1 (8-12) Edged left start, pressed leader, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Royal Pleasure (9-1) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Look Out Louis 6-1 (9-4) Prominent, led 2f out, driven inside final furlong, just held on, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Ballyare (9-1) by nk, 8 ran.
Spoof 13-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Ey Up It's Maggie (9-5) at Leicester 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Secretinthepark 7-2 (9-7) Led centre group, headed and close up over 3f out, led again under 2f out, ridden and over 2 lengths ahead 1f out, well on top final furlong and eased final strides, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Phoenix Star (9-5) by 2l, 5 ran.
Be Proud (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Raced keenly in last pair, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Asadjumeirah (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Strong Power (IRE) 3-10fav (10-0) In touch towards rear, pushed along and headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on, comfortable, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Storm Melody (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.