in touch, ridden over 2f out, driven and one paced until weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression
always behind
prominent, pushed along halfway, driven 2f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, driven over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
made all, driven over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong
Qadar looks to have all the ticks in the right boxes and gets the confident vote here over Waterside and Certain Justice. The selection travelled strongly throughout before getting up in the shadows of the post last time to beat Maltese Falcon. He is clearly in good heart at present and with Neil Callan in good form in the saddle he should take all the beating providing the blinkers work the oracle again. Waterside is eased in grade after a decent effort last time when he chased home California Laws and he should be the one to give our selection the most to think about. Certain Justice was slightly unlucky when chasing home Ektimaal at Kempton last time but although he is effective over this trip, he may be slightly better over 7f. Prince Tum Tum looks the best of the remainder, but we are happy to return to Qadar who gets the vote to lead them home.
Bahamian Pirate (USA) 12-1 (8-9) Held up, outpaced halfway, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 9, 5l behind Bygone Days (8-9) at Hamilton 6f stk (2) gs in Sept.
Certain Justice (USA) 16-1 (8-10) Held up, not clear run and switched sharply left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, ran on well, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Ektimaal (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Drury Lane (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and one pace approaching final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Teyaar (9-0) at Kempton 6f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Prince Tum Tum (USA) 9-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind California Laws (8-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-100 (2) fbs.
Qadar (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Started slowly, held up, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, led post, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol beating Maltese Falcon (8-13) by a shd, 10 ran.
Waterside (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind California Laws (8-3) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-100 (2) fbs.