held up in rear and keen, good headway between horses when not clear run approaching final 2f, switched right and went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just pushed along and always doing enough
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along when not much room on inside 2f out, soon switched right, kept on same pace and no impression after
mid-division, wide and weakened home turn
prominent, led over 7f out until over 6f out, pushed along 3f out, led again 2f out, ridden over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, kept on but always held
dwelt, soon recovered chasing leaders and keen, led over 6f out, headed 2f out, weakened quickly
raced keenly chasing leaders out wide, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
raced keenly, led 2f, soon steadied into mid-division, lost place halfway, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on into 3rd towards finish
held up towards rear, going for run on inside when not much room briefly over 1f out, no further headway
raced wide throughout, chased leaders, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, soon behind
Coupe De Champagne won over 1m2f at Lingfield and an apprentice’s allowance negates a 3lb rise while Beijing Billy placed at the latter track when ahead of Study The Stars. Maxine steps up in trip after placed efforts over a mile while Bosphorus drops back down in trip for his handicap debut. But SPIRIT LEVEL, the first foal of a winner over 1m6f, should have the required stamina stepping up from 7f for his first start handicapping and gets a speculative vote with Andrew Balding’s yard in flying form.
Coupe De Champagne (GER) 13-8fav (9-7) Made all, led, shaken up 2f out, ridden and kicked on 1f out, pressed final 110 yards but kept on gamely, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Damned Elusive (9-5) by nk, 5 ran.
Beijing Billy (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Keen tracked leaders until in touch over 7f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on close home, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Liberated Lad (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Altiste 25-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 5, 4l behind Castlebar (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Bosphorus 14-1 (9-3) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 9 1/2l behind Law Of The Sea (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Cubano (IRE) 25-1 (8-2) Last to break and switched left, held up in last, ridden over 2f out, no impression, last of 5, 4 1/2l behind Castlebar (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Study The Stars 9-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on, 6th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Liberated Lad (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Maxine (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, nk behind Fast Emma (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Spirit Level 20-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along 3f out, edged left 2f out, ran on without threatening winner, 3rd of 5, 8 3/4l behind The Attorney (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Dec.
Influence Is Power (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Pressed leader, ridden over 3f out, led briefly over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 12 3/4l behind We Still Believe (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
