led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
close up early, in last pair 5f out, effort on outside over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out
chased leading duo, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up last, looking for room over 2f out, headway between horses well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on
took keen hold, chased leaders, effort on outside and hung left 2f out, soon chased winner and stayed on inside final furlong
Kingsdine showed good progress last year before his season came to an abrupt halt in July. He beat today's rival Yes Chef by four lengths at Chepstow when last seen but is 10lb higher on his return and preference goes to KILBURN. He won over C&D last term but has shown improved form on the all-weather since then and a repeat of his latest third in better company at Lingfield should be good enough to land this contest. First Post will have come on for his recent pipe-opener and has claims on his best form, but Ellemujie seems better over a longer distance these days.
Guilded Warrior 20-1 (9-4) Tracked leader and keen, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 20l behind Green Destiny (8-8) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Oct.
Ellemujie 7-2 (9-5) Held up in last pair, ridden and one pace when not much room well over 1f out, hampered soon after, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Franco Is My Name (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Kilburn 12-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, led approaching 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 11, hd behind Hazzard County (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Feb.
First Post (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 14l behind Veroon (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Kingsdine (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, clear when ridden 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul beating Yes Chef (9-4) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Uncle Fred 25-1 (9-6) Held up last, always behind, 11th of 12, 19l behind Julienas (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Yes Chef 9-2fav (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, ran on well towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Double Carpet (8-9) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Mr Hichens 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 12l behind Trans Sonic (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Mar.