in touch, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along after 2f, gradually lost place from halfway, eased and pulled up over 1f out
in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on, never near leaders
led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, headed final strides
dwelt, in rear, not troubled leaders
always in rear
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to 3rd towards finish
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
broke well, soon settled in mid-division, headway and switched right 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead final strides
held up, ridden halfway, headway on inside when not much room, no impression final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
Mark Johnston's CALL TO ARMS won with any amount in hand when landing a Lingfield maiden on his reappearance in February and he looks to be well treated for his handicap debut off a mark of 79 and he can overcome his high draw with the early speed that he normally shows so gets the vote ahead of Night Trade and Admin. Ralph Beckett's gelding showed progressive form as a juvenile and won well when taking his maiden at Lingfield when last seen in October so he has to be considered on his first run of the campaign having not been raised since winning that contest. James Given's Cape Kimberley seems a shade high in the weights, although he may have improved from two to three, while Richard Fahey's Newbury Street was very disappointing first time up this term and looks best watched. Julie Camacho's Solstice has only had two starts so far but needs to improve and of more interest may be Night Trade, who ran to a decent level of form as a two-year-old and has to be considered first time up as a three-year-old. There was plenty to like about the way that Call To Arms won at Lingfield though and he can win again.
Admin (IRE) 8-13fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out (hand timed), won at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Robens Rock (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Call To Arms (IRE) 5-6fav (8-9) Broke well, made all and keen, stayed on well to go clear final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Lingfield Bound (8-6) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Thrust Control (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 13l behind Gold Rules (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Solstice 16-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Edinburgh Knight (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Pilgrim Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden in 7th 2f out, soon no impression and kept on one pace, 7th of 9, 12l behind Todd's Forge (8-0) at Gowran Park 7f 2yo hcp 50-90 gd in Aug.
Italian Tom (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 7l behind Silver Linnet (8-9) at Ffos Las 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Cape Kimberley 11-2 (9-6) Outpaced in rear, pushed along halfway, switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Imjin River (8-13) at Kempton 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Night Trade (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Slowly away, behind, good headway on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Living It Large (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Avongate 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, pushed along in rear halfway, never a factor, 7th of 8, 18l behind Silver Linnet (8-9) at Ffos Las 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Knightfire (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one pace, 5th of 9, 10l behind Vanilla Loan (8-8) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Newbury Street 7-2 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 6l behind Sonny G (8-1) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Eight Hours 9-4fav (9-0) Tracked leader until over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind Set Back (8-12) at Southwell 7f 3yo clm stks (6) fbs in Mar.
