tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on
ran loose before start, raced in last, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
pulled hard, led, clear over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leader until ridden 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
DUKE OF FLORENCE was unlucky to come up against the potentially smart newcomer Hurricane Higgins at Lingfield recently. Richard Hannon's charge meets nothing of that calibre here and can open his account. American Smooth should appreciate the step up in trip judged on his latest third over a mile at Lingfield and Tornado Force will also be seen in a better light over this distance having finished fifth over 7f on his racecourse debut. But Kassiodor ran poorly last time and Chik's Dream showed nothing on his first start.
American Smooth 9-4 (9-3) Held up in 4th, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on reluctantly to well held 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Talayeb (9-4) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Chik's Dream 100-1 (9-3) Slowly way, always behind, 11th of 13, 31l behind Titivation (8-12) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Kassiodor (GER) 33-1 (9-13) Went very free to post, took keen hold, soon crossed over to lead, headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased, tailed off, last of 10, 43l behind Satwa Royal (9-13) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol.
Duke Of Florence (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Dwelt, reminders after start and soon in touch chasing leading trio, headway to chase winner inside final 3f, no impression over 1f out, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Hurricane Higgins (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Tornado Force (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway towards inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon one pace and no impression, 5th of 8, 9l behind The Tichborne (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
