held up in rear, good headway on outside chasing leaders 4f out, led inside final 2f, jumped path approaching final furlong, headed post
jinked left after start, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
chased leader until pushed along over 4f out, chased leaders, weakened 3f out
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, hung left and plugged on final furlong
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
ran in snatches, chased leaders, went 2nd briefly entering straight, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, led post
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home
BEHOLDEN was always travelling best when favourite for a similar race over course and distance earlier in the month. Mick Channon’s gelding look above average and it will be a surprise if he defy his penalty. Chaztara is jumps bred but could find 2m around here too sharp. Edward Blue is related to a bumper winner but his debut effort at Lingfield was nothing special and he’d require major improvement to challenge the favourite.
Beholden 15-8fav (10-12) Held up in last pair, smooth headway on outside 6f out, led on bit 2f out, clear when ran green in front inside final furlong, easily, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) gd in Jul beating Courtland (11-0) by 4 3/4l, 9 ran.
Edward Blue (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Minella Tara (11-0) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Dec.
Ivorsalegend 125-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along inside final mile, ridden and weakened over 4f out, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Beholden (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) gd in Jul.
Dark Storm 50-1 (10-12) Prominent until pushed along 4f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off, 13th of 15, dist behind Ocean Wind (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f (5) gd in Nov.
Presenting Yeats (IRE) 9-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 15 3/4l behind Runswick Bay (11-3) at Wincanton 1m 7f (5) sft in Jan.
Mrs Thatcher (IRE) Presenting M out of Tweedledrum.
Chaztara Kayf Tara filly out of Chezzy.
Little Jessture (IRE) Dylan Thomas filly out of The Legislator.
Southfield Megan Dylan Thomas filly out of Southfield Etoile.