raced keenly, held up in touch, headway to go 2nd 11th, led 2 out, hit last, soon ridden, headed and no extra towards finish
led, mistake 12th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure to lead again towards finish, all out
chased winner, lost place 11th, outpaced 3 out, kept on same pace to go 3rd last, no impression on 1st two
held up, blundered badly 6th, chased leaders 4 out, mistake next, soon ridden, 3rd and beaten when jumped badly right last, weakened flat
behind, lost touch 8th, tailed off from 4 out
chased leaders to 4 out, soon weakened
With the opposition looking pretty thin on the ground, winning point-to-pointer Farlington is taken to make a successful debut under rules with Joint Authority and Vidi Caesar the obvious dangers. Richard Guest's Vidi Caesar has yet to win a race but has some solid place efforts to his name including in a handicap at Southwell last time. He has to be respected but a bigger threat is likely to come from Len Lungo's Joint Authority who is rated 8lbs superior to the Guest-trained runner. The remainder look a distinctly moderate bunch so this could be there for the taking by Farlington, who represents a stable that has made a fair start to the season and who does not need to be out of the ordinary to take this.
