chased leaders, lost place over 2f out
started very slowly, always behind
led, pushed along over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
midfield, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on strongly closing stages, nearest finish
chased leaders, hard driven over 5f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never reached winner
chased leaders, hung left under pressure over 1f out, ran on closing stages
tracked leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon hung left never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Ninepointsixthree found a 9lb rise beyond him at Goodwood in October when attempting to land a hat-trick. Trending attempts the same feat raised 5lb after a couple of wins at Lingfield while Obboorr scored at the same track three weeks ago but this looks tougher. TANGRAMM is another in fine form having beat Midtech Star a couple of lengths when scoring at Kempton last time. Dean Ivory's four-year-old should have further scope for improvement and gets the nod. Classic Mission is capable on his day and could also figure.
Classic Mission 4-1 (10-9) Held up well off the pace in rear, late headway, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 14 3/4l behind Obboorr (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Ninepointsixthree 20-1 (11-2) Dwelt, driven forward and soon prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 16, dist behind Bold Runner (11-4) at Goodwood 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Trending (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders and keen, led after 5f, pushed clear over 1f out, held on well, won at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Galuppi (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Tangramm 2-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Fern Owl (9-3) by hd, 4 ran.
Lean On Pete (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Close up, lost place over 4f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Blades Lad (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Midtech Star (IRE) 10-3 (9-3) Led, headed over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, last of 4, 1 3/4l behind Tangramm (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Obboorr 8-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on gamely, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Whinging Willie (11-4) by hd, 10 ran.
Tatawu (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Awkward start, soon chasing winner, ridden over 2f out, 3rd and beaten from over 1f out, stayed on same pace, closed on 2nd close home, last of 3, 3 3/4l behind Jumbo Prado (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Surround Sound 15-2 (9-11) Slowly away always in rear, 9th of 10, 25 3/4l behind Pinotage (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Ring Eye (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Led early, tracked leader until over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 7, dist behind Cahill (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
