chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd well over 1f out, ridden and wandered over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, raced keenly and soon chased leaders on inside, smooth headway travelling well 2f out, 2nd well over 1f out until over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 3rd final strides
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on same pace, went 3rd near finish
quickly away, led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway into 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear
None of these can be easily dismissed in a difficult sprint to call but MYTHMAKER went close in Listed company at Lingfield last time when separating higher rated rivals. He may be the answer. Lightscameraction won a Listed race over 5f at Lingfield early this year and Final Venture was beaten less than a length when fourth over the minimum trip in the Beverley Bullet back in August. Gentlemen is closely matched with Spring Loaded on last month’s running at Kempton and then finished ahead of Dougan when runner-up in this grade over track and trip.
Lightscameraction (IRE) 4-1jfav (8-11) Chased leader, switched right off rail halfway, edged right and led going well over 1f out, ridden and hung badly right inside final furlong, ended on far side and headed close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Mirza (9-4) at Leicester 5f hcp (2) gf in Oct.
Dougan 3-1fav (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Jordan Sport (8-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Final Venture 8-1 (9-0) Stumbled start, made most until headed inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 10, 1/4l behind Alpha Delphini (9-0) at Beverley 5f lst stks (1) gd in Aug.
Gentlemen 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Jordan Sport (8-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Mythmaker 16-1 (9-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Lord Of The Land (9-3) at Lingfield 6f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Spring Loaded (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Justice Good (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.