steadied start pulled hard, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
close up, headway entering final furlong, soon led and hung left, ridden and ran on strongly, comfortably
mid-division, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 2nd post, not troubled winner
very slowly away in rear, never a factor
led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression towards finish
mid-divsion, ridden and headway entering final furlong, no impression towards finish
went right start and slow into stride, soon switched left, always in rear
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd post
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
reared start and slowly away, always in rear
A real puzzle given every runner has taken part in at least one of the qualifiers for this Sprint Series Grand Final. Black Cadillac won a division of the most recent qualifier last Saturday when beating Belle Bayardo while Welease Bwian finished runner-up in the other division. Temple Road scored here a fortnight ago with Jack My Boy and Waabel behind while Speak The Truth beat three of today's opponents here three weeks ago. FROGNAL landed a couple of the qualifying events before posting a below-par effort last time but he gets the speculative vote to return to form as he remains on a winning mark.
Temple Road (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, effort between horses to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Jack My Boy (9-2) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Jack My Boy (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression over 2f out, driven edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Billy Red (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Frognal (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) In rear, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 8th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Blue Jack (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Black Cadillac (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Dwelt towards rear, headway on outer entering final furlong, ran on strongly to lead towards finish, comfortable, won at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol beating Belle Bayardo (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Desert Strike 20-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Billy Red (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Speak The Truth (IRE) 9-2fav (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, headway when switched left approaching final furlong, ran on to lead inside final fulong, driven out, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Tidal's Baby (9-1) by shd, 11 ran.
Belle Bayardo (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) In touch, headway on inside 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Black Cadillac (8-11) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Welease Bwian (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Dwelt held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Billy Red (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Rich Again (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Frognal (9-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Waabel 16-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 6l behind Temple Road (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
My Own Way Home 10-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden 2f out, not troubled leaders, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Billy Red (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Putin (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, every chance until no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2l behind M J Woodward (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
