in touch, chased winner over 2f out, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish
keen, made all, driven out
dwelt in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
took keen hold, in rear, never a factor
raced wide in mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression
pulled hard and close up, chased winner over 3f out until over 2f out
slowly into stride and outpaced, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer
held up, headway 2f out, ridden and soon went 3rd, kept on
tracked winner, until over 3f out, weakened 2f out
RAIMOND RIDGE is the call with Wyatt Earp and Secret Witness as the dangers. He won readily at Lingfield last time out and as is often the case with this horse, was not unbacked. Wyatt Earp would be thrown in on some of his old form. Regrettably he seems to have regressed dramatically since those halcyon days and appears one to treat with caution. Secret Witness may be better at Lingfield these days but he is consistent enough and Ron Harris' runners are always worthy of a second glance. Know No Fear has got a decent draw though backers are rapidly becoming potless in pursuit of that overdue win. Welcome Approach is a likeable enough sort from the John Weymes stable who should run his race. Dickie La Davoir is probably a plating class performer nowadays though he has placed twice for his current trainer and has a useful lad booked. The market will probably tell you all in relation to Raimond Ridge though on the formbook, he appears to hold the most obvious chance.
Secret Witness 7-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, never nearer, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Fazbee (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Wyatt Earp (IRE) 9-2fav (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Avontuur (8-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Aug.
Raimond Ridge (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Steadied and raced in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, driven out (hand timed), won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan beating Kheley (9-2) by 1l, 7 ran.
Fantasy Fighter (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Thoughtsofstardom (8-6) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Welcome Approach 11-1 (9-3) Well in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on final furlong, gaining towards finish, 2nd of 12, hd behind Bishopbriggs (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Know No Fear 7-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 5l behind Bishopbriggs (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Dickie Le Davoir 8-1 (8-0) In rear, good headway over 1f out, good headway to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Jack Rackham (9-3) at Kempton 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Muktasb (USA) 7-2fav (9-0) Held up, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Bishopbriggs (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Carnival Dream 25-1 (8-12) Behind, keeping on one pace when not much room inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 6l behind Headache (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.