tracked leaders, ridden and close up 2f out, weakened over 1f out
steady start, never a factor
mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on, not trouble leaders
mid-division, headway on inside 5f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led briefly, stayed prominent, weakening when hampered over 1f out
held up, headway on inside 4f out, edged right under pressure 1f out, plugged on
mid-division and keen, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon led, headed over 7f out, led again over 4f out, hard ridden when headed over 1f out, one pace
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, soon led and kept on
tracked leaders, led over 7f out, headed over 4f out, weakened approaching final furlong
broke well, soon behind, tailed off final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, brief effort 2f out
in touch, ridden 4f out, soon lost place
This seller can go the way of Competitor with both Brigadore and Old Time Dancing worth noting. The selection is the winner of two similar races this flat campaign both at Lingfield on the all weather. He was out of his depth in a normal handicap last time out and now back in his favoured company his form looks rock solid in comparison to most of his rivals. If back to form he must take all the beating. Brigadore has not won since breaking his maiden tag at Redcar two years ago. Since then he has raced over hurdles and competed on the flat without success and as a result he has become frustrating to follow. He was beaten in claiming company recently and although this race looks poor confidence is still wearing thin in his corner. Old Time Dancing is relatively unexposed with only seven runs under his belt. He drops in grade here for the first time so if raising his game and improving on what he has achieved to date so far he is one to note. But for the winner we return to Competitor.
Competitor 3-1 (9-1) Led at steady pace, quickened over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 6l behind Blue Eyed Eloise (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Art Gallery 50-1 (8-7) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 13th of 14, 8l behind Rebellious Spirit (9-1) at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol in Nov.
Bandits Pistol (NZ) 14-1 (9-8) Broke well, soon held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 4th of 9, 6l behind Samuel Charles (10-0) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Mar.
Brigadore (USA) 8-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, 7th of 16, 4l behind Turkish Sultan (9-7) at Bath 1m stk (6) gs.
Golden Spectrum (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Held up, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 8l behind Samuel Charles (10-0) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Mar.
Leprechaun's Gold (IRE) 16-1 (8-3) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 17, 22l behind Troialini (9-2) at Leicester 1m 4f clm (6) gs in Oct.
Persian Fox (IRE) 16-1 (9-13) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Boundless Prospect (9-12) at Southwell 1m sll (6) fbs in Mar.
Classic Hall (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Took keen hold, chased leaders, hampered over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 9, 13l behind Resplendent Ace (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Cumae (USA) 25-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, chased leaders halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Samuel Charles (10-0) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Mar.
Old Time Dancing 100-1 (9-7) Some late progress but mainly towards rear, 8th of 12, 18l behind Sugar Mint (8-7) at Bath 1m mdn stk (5) gd.
Tiara Boom de Ay (IRE) 66-1 (8-8) Led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 20l behind Climate (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f app clm (6) pol.
Charlie Be (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden and lost place over 5f out, 10th of 16, 11l behind Turkish Sultan (9-7) at Bath 1m stk (6) gs.
Pay Pay Pay 9-1 (8-7) With leader, ran wide on bend over 4f out, led over 3f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 12l behind Heavenly Saint (8-6) at Nottingham 1m 2yo sll (6) gf in Oct.
Bombay Dreams 150-1 (9-1) Started slowly, always behind, struggling badly 3f out, last of 10, 28l behind Always A Rock (9-0) at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (5) pol.
