slowly away, pulled hard, wide and headway to chase leaders over 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ridden out
in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
raced wide, mid-division, hampered and lost place over 2f out, pushed along and ran on final furlong to take 4th
in rear, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
held up, headway when hampered approaching 2f out, never dangerous after
led, headed over 4f out, remained with leader, led again well over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
PARK LANE certainly has a race like this within his capabilities and is preferred to Mohathab and Sawab, while King's Masque is an interesting newcomer to bear in mind for future reference. The selection represents a yard going great guns and, having posted a pleasing effort in last month's reappearance; there are plenty of reasons to expect the return to Lingfield can be more profitable today. The Royal Applause colt appreciated the step up in distance and easily coped with the test of stamina. Mohathab has a similar level of experience and can give our hope a few scares along the way, while Sawab will only benefit from teaming up with Ryan Moore. And it will be interesting to see how her career develops from here. However, Park Lane just makes a touch more appeal to produce an immediate return and is fancied to take the lion¿s share of the prize-money on this occasion.
Cardinal Pivotal colt out of Fictitious.
Cry Alot Boy 8-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, held up behind, kept on final 2f, never nearer, 8th of 15, well behind Saveiro (10-12) at Catterick 2m NH flat (6) sft in Jan.
Mohathab (IRE) 10-11fav (9-3) Always prominent, led and edged left over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Summers Lease (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Caerus (USA) 3-1 (9-3) Chased leaders over 4f, 12th of 14, 32l behind Redding Colliery (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
King's Masque Noverre gelding out of Top Flight Queen.
Murhee (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced, 7th of 13, 14l behind Crowded House (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Sep.
Park Lane 1-2fav (9-3) Raced keenly, tracked leader, ridden to lead just over 1f out, no extra when headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Dalradian (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Royal Arthur 80-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, never a danger, 9th of 10, 37l behind Alcalde (9-3) at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Sep.
Matilda Poliport 20-1 (8-12) Mid-division, raced keenly, not much room over 1f out, hampered over 3f out, soon behind, last of 12, 24l behind Elusive Fame (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Sawab 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, joined leader over 4f out, led over 1f out, ridden final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, hd behind Puzzlemaster (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol.
