tracked leader, soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on and held towards finish
led early, tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace
soon in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on
held up in rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon struggling
tracked leaders, outpaced over 5f out, soon struggling
towards rear, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, one pace
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This looks a trappy little heat in which nothing makes strong appeal. All have retained maiden status so far but FLY LIGHTLY appeals as the contender most open to improvement after just three starts, the most recent of which saw him go down by just a head in an ordinary Lingfield novice stakes. Tigray wasn't disgraced when second of four last time and his yard has an excellent time of things here while Archies Lad has been fairly consistent at a modest level. However, the best of Mondain's form sees him rated the main danger in a race further complicated by the fact that no participant has yet performed on the Fibresand surface.
Hurricane Hero (FR) 16-1 (9-0) 5th of 6, 20 1/2l behind Caplin (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Mondain 13-8fav (9-8) 3rd of 7, 4l behind Withoutdestination (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Tigray (USA) 16-1 (9-0) 2nd of 4, 3l behind Lord Lamington (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Simon's Smile (FR) 16-1 (9-2) 7th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Eden Gardens (9-7) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Nov.
Archies Lad 10-3 (8-12) 2nd of 8, hd behind Um Shama (8-7) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.
Swerved (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) 4th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Never Do Nothing (9-2) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gd in Aug.
Fly Lightly 16-1 (9-2) 2nd of 5, hd behind Moonlight Spirit (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar.