chased leaders, ridden 5f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right well inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden 6f out, soon behind
always towards rear never dangerous
soon prominent, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
The principals here appear to be Bill Bennett, Maybe Someday and Bold Blade, of which we just favour Bold Blade. Bill Bennett's course and distance win came in a maiden but he certainly likes it here, so you can forgive a modest Lingfield run last time. He is entitled to be improving too because, for a long time, he was having trouble with his teeth. Maybe Someday is a course winner over seven furlongs and, having run well at Lingfield Park last time, comes here in good heart and should be competitive here. Bold Blade won over a mile at Southwell in December, form on which he is closely weighted with Myannabanana but holds Atlantic Breeze. Bold Blade has improved for the application of blinkers and ran well from a bad draw last time, as did Myannabanana. His trainer also expects him to benefit from the step up in trip. Of the others, Joint Destiny takes a big step up in trip today, which should suit, although he was beaten in a six-furlong Lingfield seller last time. Overall, then, in an interesting contest, we'll opt for Bold Blade.
