steadied start, held up towards rear, moderate headway to 4th over 1f out, outpaced to 5th inside final furlong
reared start, held up in rear, moderate late headway, never on terms
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off
led early, chased leader, led 3f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, chased winner, lost 2nd last strides
always towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out
took keen hold, soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leader until 2f out, weakened soon after, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to moderate 4th inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, not clear run and switched right inside final 2f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on
raced wide in touch, losing place when driven over 3f out
chased leaders, went 2nd under strong pressure 2f out, until over 1f out, rallied to regain 2nd post
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
There's not much between any of these on today's terms even the so-far disappointing Neige D'Antan should be thereabouts again. Star Kingdom tries a longer trip having won an apprentices' race at Hamilton last week and escapes a penalty and Roman Senate was only beaten a nose by Avon Supreme at Wolverhampton last time. Chapter Nine has been running well over 1m4f and Princess Willow has claims but the vote goes to RED YARN, who will have come on for his first run for new connections at Lingfield and gets Mickael Barzalona on board for this.
Avon Supreme 5-1 (8-8) Mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, led post, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Roman Senate (8-8) by ns, 10 ran.
Chapter Nine (IRE) 5-4fav (9-3) Dwelt, towards rear, smooth headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Sir Dylan (8-8) at Bath 1m 4f app hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Aug.
Hubood 20-1 (8-10) Started slowly, soon tailed off, virtually pulled up final 2f, last of 6, well behind Cape Joy (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Princess Willow 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Dr Houseman (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Aug.
Red Yarn 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along 4f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Paphos (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Fauran (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 8, 9l behind Layla's King (9-9) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs in Aug.
Hard Road 7-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 21l behind Up Ten Down Two (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Neige D'antan 3-1 (8-13) Dwelt, chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened and lost 2nd place last 50 yards, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Melodrama (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Raspberry Fizz 12-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 7, 15l behind Navajo Charm (8-7) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo sll (4) gs in Aug.
Roman Senate (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Behind, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 10, ns behind Avon Supreme (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Star Kingdom (IRE) 11-4 (8-12) Always prominent, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Hamilton 1m app hcp 0-55 (6) hvy in Aug beating Goodlukin Lucy (9-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
