off the pace in last pair, never involved
raced keenly, made virtually all, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well, unchallenged
raced keenly tracking leaders, lost place before halfway, towards rear and never on terms after
raced keenly, held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, soon hung right and beaten
mid-division early, went 2nd 10f out, ridden and held inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along out wide 3f out, w3rd and one pace final furlong, dropped to 4th close home
tracked leaders, weakened inside final 2f
held up in mid-division, headway and switched out wide 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
mid-division, pushed along out wide 3f out, weakened under pressure over 2f out
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Like so many from his yard, TRUE LEGEND improved for the step up to middle-distances and won cosily at Newcastle on his handicap debut. He can defy a penalty racing on Turf for the first time. Feyha also won at Newcastle last autumn and gets a change of headgear on her return while Greased Lightning finished in front of Graham when runner-up at Windsor and Lionella found one too good at Lingfield.
Greased Lightning 9-1 (9-3) Slowly away, soon made up ground but remained towards rear, still a lot to do when switched left 2f out, ridden when went second entering final furlong, kept final 110 yards on but not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Enochdhu (9-8) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in May.
True Legend (IRE) Evensfav (9-9) Steadied start, in touch in rear, pushed along and headway to lead over 1f out, found extra when pressed inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May beating Damascus Steel (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Feyha (IRE) 10-3 (9-8) Raced in last, briefly shaken up over 5f out, driven along over 3f out and no immediate response, switched right and headway over 1f out, soon went second, kept on strongly to lead inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m 2f (6) pol in Sep beating Indication Rocket (8-13) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Fair Dinkum (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up, pushed along 3f out, kept on, never nearer, 6th of 12, 10 1/4l behind God Of Fire (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Campaign Trail (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Outpaced and always towards rear, 7th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Overrule (9-7) at Redcar 7f stks (5) hvy in Nov.
Graham 6-1 (9-1) Midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear after 2f, headway from 3f out, went second and chased winner from 2f out, unable to respond when dropped to third entering final furlong, no extra near finish, 3rd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Enochdhu (9-8) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in May.
Caraxes 7-1 (8-10) Off the pace towards rear, never involved, 8th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Mohatu (8-10) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Lionella 4-1 (9-9) In rear, shaken up over 3f out, kept on and went second final 110yds, no match for winner, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Sovereign Spirit (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Rhythm Dancer 300-1 (8-10) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 7, 12 1/4l behind Ithaca's Arrow (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in May.
Think Champagne (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Ridden away from stalls, behind, some headway 2f out, kept on, never in contention, 7th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Chester Tonik (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in May.
Come Musica (ITY) 8-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride and went right start, off the pace in last pair and never on terms, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Nobody Told Me (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr.