chased leaders, ridden and hampered over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened
led, headed halfway, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish
held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, led halfway, ridden and challenged over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed towards finish
always behind, tailed off over 4f out
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on final 2f
towards rear, tailed off over 4f out
mid-division, weakened over 4f out
towards rear, headway halfway, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong
in touch, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
With the bottom four being out of the weights, we will look higher for the winner and it might come in the shape of Tuvalu, who gets the shout ahead of Gidam Gidam, King After and Fair Along. Starting with Gidam Gidam and Clive Brittain is a man to be feared at this level and Gidam Gidam,seemed to show some improvement last time at Lingfield. He is sure to improve again for that effort and should be granted all due respect. King After is another to hold claims if he can transfer the best of his all-weather form to this surface, and he is closely weighted with Tuvalu based on their 10-furlong Lingfield runs of January 8. Based on 10-furlong Lingfield runs of January 26, Fair Along is just held by Tuvalu, although Paul Blockley's runner did not enjoy the best of runs that day and it is conceivable that he can fare better today. From the Pat Haslam camp, the lightly-raced Vocative is one to watch out for in the betting, while Optimum was in the ruck in that January 8 race we have referred to, but he seemed to show improved form last time and might improve again. Overall, though, for the winner, we return to Tuvalu.
Truckle 4-1 Keen, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 11, 19l behind Gibraltar Bay at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Gidam Gidam (IRE) 20-1 Slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced 4f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 7, 7l behind Asharon at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (D2) pol.
King After 10-1 In touch, ridden 4f out, eased when no chance final 2f, 9th of 10, 22l behind Desperation at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (D2) pol in Jan.
Fair Along (GER) 16-1 Mid-division, effort and one pace final 2f, 7th of 14, 5l behind Terminate at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Tuvalu (GER) 6-1 In touch, hard driven over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Terminate at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Optimum (IRE) 10-1 With leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, every chance when edged right inside final furlong, not quicken close home, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Gibraltar Bay at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (E3) pol in Jan.
Mount Ephram (IRE) 9-2 Held up, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 13, 14l behind Veneer at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo clm (F4) pol in Dec.
Ferrara Flame (IRE) 33-1 Towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Fasylitator at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo clm (F4) pol in Jan.
