raced keenly, held up in rear, gained a place over 4f out, headway over 2f out, tried to squeeze through between horses inside final 2f, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
held up in last pair, dropped to rear over 4f out, headway when not clearest of runs over 1f out, hung left and stayed on when in the clear inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd towards finish
tracked leader, led 2f out, hung left over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd no extra and lost 3rd towards finish
tracked leading pair until 6f out, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, rallied out wide under pressure over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 150 yards, not pace to challenge
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, went 3rd 6f out, ridden 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
led and set decent pace, steadied pace 7f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, chased leader until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Mr Zee‘s earlier course and distance double came on soft ground and he was well beaten back here last time along with Carp Kid. NAASMA was doing her best work at the finish when winning over today’s trip at Lingfield and there looks more to come from her back on the Turf. English Spirit placed at Goodwood still looking for a first success on this surface but Oriental Art hasn’t won anywhere yet.
English Spirit 11-1 (10-0) Chased leader, led 4f out, ridden over 2f out, narrowly ahead entering final furlong, soon headed, kept on inside final furlong, weakened into 3rd near finish, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Trais Fluors (9-12) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Oriental Art 12-1 (9-5) Steadied start, soon switched right, held up in rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Gauntlet (9-11) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Snag It (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) Reared slightly start, chased leaders, switched left over 2f out, soon beaten, weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Russian Virtue (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Naasma (IRE) 3-1 (10-3) Held up towards rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, won going away, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jun beating Optik (8-5) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Carp Kid (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, headway tracking leaders after 3f, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 13 1/4l behind Mr Freedom (9-8) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Mr Zee (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 16l behind Mr Freedom (9-8) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jun.