towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
made all, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, ridden out
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
always rear-division, never a factor
dwelt, soon chasing leaders on outside, ridden and hung right over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
chased winner and raced keenly, lost 2nd inside final 2f, one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
chased leaders, ridden on outside 2f out, 3rd and one pace towards finish
slowly away, well behind, never a factor, tailed off and eased final furlong
chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, soon went 2nd, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
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Alibaba won a handicap at Yarmouth recently but a host of these are less exposed and go handicapping for the first time. That includes Lingfield maiden winners Oksana Astankova and Alveda with the latter narrowly beating Bythebay. Snowball Jackson, Risk Taker, Master Spy and Arafi are others with plenty of scope but SWOOPING EAGLE gets the speculative vote in a wide-open contest despite finishing only sixth at Lingfield last time given several of those in front have subsequently won.
Snowball Jackson 9-2 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Prince Of Eagles (8-8) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Alibaba 20-1 (9-3) Made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well, clear inside final 100 yards, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Bolly Bullet (9-3) by 2l, 8 ran.
Alveda 9-1 (9-0) Went right start, chased leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Feb beating Bythebay (9-5) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Gladice 7-1cfav (9-7) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Gert Lush (9-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Swooping Eagle (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Led 1f, close up, pushed along 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Shimmering (9-0) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Sweet Reward (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Towards rear, one pace from over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Bullfinch (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Populaire (FR) 40-1 (9-2) Raced wide in touch, headway to track winner after 2f, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 3l behind Too Shy Shy (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Arafi 5-2 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Blackcastle Storm (8-12) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Master Spy (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take narrow 3rd towards finish, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Wadi Al Salaam (9-2) at Newcastle 7f stks (6) pol in Oct.
Treaty Of Dingle 25-1 (9-3) Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on but never any chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Dartington (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Risk Taker (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, effort over 2f out, unable to go with leaders over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 3l behind Anfield Girl (9-0) at Doncaster 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Bythebay Evensfav (9-5) Slowly into stride, short of room soon after start, chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Alveda (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Feb.
Oksana Astankova 7-2 (8-13) Prominent, went 2nd 5f out, strong challenge throughout final furlong, led last strides, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun beating Epic Endeavour (9-4) by hd, 12 ran.
Wand 66-1 (8-11) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Magical Morning (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m stks (5) gf in Jun.
