tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out but always held
in touch and keen, ridden 3f out to chase leaders, faded final furlong
made virtually all, pushed out final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, steady headway to chase leaders over 2f out, one pace
steadied start, held up, ridden 4f out, headway on inside 2f out, soon held
held up, ridden 2f out, no impression
steadied start, held up, ridden 3f out, kept on but never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, edging right final furlong, not reach leaders
A tough race to call here for punters with very little between many of the leading lights but the main protagonists look to be Siena Star, Play Up Pompey and Tabulate and the narrow vote is given to Play Up Pompey. The selection was a fair third behind Siena Star last time out but is weighted to gain his revenge on that rival here and with a stronger jockey in the plate he looks the one to be on. Siena Star won well last time out but looks vulnerable under his penalty. Tabulate is another that could go well on his latest second behind Faraday but consistency is not his strong point. The booking of Jamie Spencer for Weet Yer Turn catches the eye and he should be watched in the market but in a race where stakes should be kept to a minimum for the winner we return to Play up Pompey.
Siena Star (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leader 8f out, joined leader 6f out, led 4f out, ridden over 1f out, joined inside fnial furlong, driven and all out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Kings Topic (9-2) by a hd, 6 ran.
Play Up Pompey 11-4 (8-9) Pulled hard in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Siena Star (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Western Roots 14-1 (8-12) Held up, in touch until weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 15l behind Northern Desert (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Feb.
Tykie Two 40-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 8f out, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 29l behind Ainama (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Bowl of Cherries 5-1fav (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace, 6th of 14, 6l behind Pegasus Prince (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-50 (6) std.
Weet Yer Tern (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, 7th of 13, 7l behind Rigat (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Krakatau (FR) 16-1 (8-9) In rear, hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 5th of 10, 5l behind Casablanca Minx (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Magic Amigo 6-1 (8-7) In touch, headway to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Take A Mile (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb.
Shaheer (IRE) 22-1 (8-2) Reared start, raced keenly, prominent, raced wide, ridden and weakend over 2f out, 10th of 11, 17l behind Noah Jameel (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcap (6) pol in Feb.
Patavium Prince (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Charlottebutterfly (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar.
Tabulate 16-1 (9-0) In touch, chased winner 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Faraday (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Mar.
