chased winner, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
started slowly, held up, pulled hard, ridden, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
made all, edged right inside final furlong, driven out
in touch, went 2nd 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on
always behind
prominent, ridden over 5f out, weakened 4f out
pulled hard, behind, not clear run just over 3f out, ridden, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, headway and not clear run over 2f out, ridden, edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, not quicken inside final furlong
always towards rear
Ringarooma, Miss Glory Be and Indian Edge form our shortlist and Ringarooma gets the verdict. Martin Dwyer is just the jockey for a tricky ride and he used every ounce of tactical nous to secure victory aboard Ringarooma at Lingfield Park. Held up in the early stages, the horse really seemed to work for the jockey and while consistency is not his strong point, there does not appear to be any more to do here. Miss Glory Be is on something of a losing run. She is capable of running well but is becoming increasingly frustrating to win with. Indian Edge finished infront of her when they last met at Wolverhampton. He ran lamentably at Southwell on his next start and has been rested since. Opera Knight has failed to build on a victory over course-and-distance in January. Pick Of The Crop was once rated in the mid-70s on the level. He is sent back to the summer game after making no impression over timber. The market is likely to offer most clues and in the absence of that information, we will stick with Ringarooma.
Danish Monarch 14-1 (9-0) Tracked winner, ridden and every chance from over 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 6l behind Landescent (8-9) at Warwick 1m 3f stk (7) gd in Oct.
Indian Edge 8-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 21l behind Desert Lover (8-11) at Southwell 7f banded stk (7) fbs in Jan.
Miss Glory Be 8-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace when not much room well inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3l behind Latif (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Jan.
Opera Knight 9-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Bold Phoenix (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Feb.
Pick of The Crop 20-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden and weakened 3f out, 10th of 11, 21l behind Taragan (8-2) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Ringarooma 8-1 (8-11) Started slowly, held up, good headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol in Feb beating Larad (8-12) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Savernake Brave (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 5l behind Hollow Jo (9-0) at Lingfield 7f banded stk (7) pol in Dec.
Tod SLoan (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 8l behind Samurai Jack (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol.