keen, tracked leader, shaken up to lead 2f out, edged right entering final furlong, ridden and ran on
led, headed 2f out, soon pushed along, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, held up in rear, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, kept on to go 3rd towards finish
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f
Came Back can continue his winning spree at the main expense of Dickie Le Davoir. The selection was receiving 6lbs from Dickie Le Davoir when beating him by 2 lengths over course and distance in February but his two runs since then suggest that he's fully capable of confirming the form. He has been popular as each of his last three runs have come for different trainers but Kevin Ryan took no chances in returning him to handicap company last time and was rewarded with victory. He's higher in the weights but looks capable of defying his mark. Dickie Le Davoir is an obvious threat but this is far from being a two horse race. Total Impact and Chjimes are both fairly treated on their juvenile form and may well be able to take advantage one of these days. For the time being though, we'll side with the in-form Came Back.
Came Back (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, quickened clear, pushed out, comfortably, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Financial Times (9-10) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Total Impact 10-1 (9-6) Pulled hard mid-division, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Capricorn Run (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sept.
Dickie Le Davoir 4-1 (9-1) Held up, headway inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 6, hd behind Methaaly (8-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Chjimes (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Prominent, hung left over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 14l behind Methaaly (8-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Memphis Man 5-1 (8-4) Steadied start, in rear, brought wide well over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 5l behind Financial Times (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Mandarin Spirit (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 7l behind Councellor (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.