held up, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon hung left, asserted towards finish
tracked leader, led 2f out, edged left over 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong, weakening when slightly hampered and checked final 100 yards
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace under pressure from over 1f out
behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on well to take 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
in rear after 2f, raced wide, ridden over 3f out, no headway over 2f out, never dangerous
awkward leaving stalls and swerved badly right, pulled hard, in touch after 2f, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f
Imperial Lucky and Tina's Best will be popular after last-time wins but both may struggle to cope with Choreography at this venue, and Jim Best's gelding gets the vote. The selection was a c&d scorer on firm ground here earlier in the month and put in another very good effort in defeat back over 6f at Lingfield last time out. The return to the sea air can elicit more improvement from the five-year-old, who comes from a yard flying at present, and he looks good enough to go in again. Imperial Lucky had to work hard enough for a 7f Lingfield win last time but has enjoyed all three career wins on good to firm and over this trip, though he needs a career best for a follow-up. Tina's Best finally broke her duck at the twelfth attempt at Lingfield last time over a mile. Her pedigree suggests that that should be her best trip and it will be tougher to back it up her now returned to 7f. Landucci likes it here and relishes the fast ground, plus he looks well handicapped on his best form, and it would be no surprise to see him run a big race. Star Strider is blinkered for the first-time and money for him would be interesting but for today we will side with Choreography, who can make all the right moves.
Landucci 7-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Bartercard (9-12) at Salisbury 7f clm (5) gf.
Choreography 3-1fav (10-3) Held up in mid-division, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Shot To Fame (9-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Tina's Best (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Always prominent, led 2f out, pushed clear final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Golden Penny (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Star Strider 10-3 (8-13) Held up, effort and switched right 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 2l behind Caustic Wit (8-8) at Brighton 6f hcap (5) gf in May.
Imperial Lucky (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Held up, improved to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) gf beating Bentley (9-5) by a nk, 18 ran.
Bookish 33-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 15l behind Rydal Mount (9-12) at Goodwood 7f fll hcp (4) gf.
Ile Royale 20-1 (8-7) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders on outside, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 5l behind Marko Jadeo (8-11) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) gd.
