towards rear, pushed along 4 out, no response
towards rear, headway into 4th 5 out, ridden and chased leader before 2 out, hit 2 out, kept on but no match for winner
in rear, pushed along and weakened 4 out
prominent, jumped well, led 3 out, shaken up and clear before 2 out, hit 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably
tracked leaders, bad mistake and pulled up 8th
led, mistake, blundered badly and headed 3 out, plugged on same pace
mid-division, headway into 3rd 10th, ridden after 4 out, gradually faded 3 out
rear mid-division, not fluent 9th and pushed along, soon lost touch and pulled up
chased leaders, pushed along and lost ground 11th, mistake 4 out and 3 out when well held
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Mucho Mas had a leading chance at Lingfield yesterday and MOONLIGHTER is preferred. The latter was no match for the winner when sent off favourite and finishing second at Stratford on his debut for a new yard but will be sharper today. File Illico returns to action having won three of four outings early in the year while Song Of Earth went close at Listowel in September and has switched yards since. Winning hurdlers Real Stone and Marco Island make their chasing debuts.
Song Of Earth (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Mid-division, slow 2nd and mistake 3rd, moderate 7th halfway, headway 4 out, 2nd approaching straight, led 2 out where jumped right, soon pushed along, ridden and headed run-in, no impression close home, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Pat Coyne (10-8) at Listowel 2m 6f hcp gd in Sep.
Blackjack Magic 13-2 (11-13) Raced in close 3rd going well on inside, weakened 2 out, last of 4, 12 1/4l behind Just A Dime (11-1) at Exeter 2m 7f (4) sft in Mar.
Real Stone 1-10fav (11-7) Led until before 5th, led 6th, drew well clear after 3 out, canter, won at Hereford 2m 6f (4) gd in Mar beating Harlow (11-1) by dist, 3 ran.
Eden Du Houx (FR) 5-1 (10-12) In final trio, dropped to last 5 out, struggling to go pace 3 out, soon pushed along, well beaten before 2 out, never a facto, 8th of 9, dist behind Pica Lina (10-10) at Auteuil 2m 2f hvy in Oct.
File Illico (FR) 5-4fav (11-12) Tracked leader, shaken up before 4 out, mistake 4 out, soon ridden and hit 3 out, pressed leader 2 out, stayed on well to lead narrowly over 110 yards on run-in, asserted towards finish, won at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Shortcross Storm (10-9) by 2l, 3 ran.
Moonlighter 5-2fav (11-1) Soon held up in touch on inside, really bad mistake and lost place 7th, closed when not fluent 3 out, lost place again before 2 out, kept on from final bend, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 25l behind Midnight River (12-0) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
New Age Dawning (IRE) 15-2 (10-10) Mounted on course, held up last, pushed along when slightly hampered 13th, went modest 4th before next, tailed off, 4th of 6, 37 1/4l behind Eva's Oskar (11-5) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Talktomenow 5-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, not fluent and reminder 12th, not much room after 15th, every chance when mistake 4 out, mistake 2 out, held flat, kept on, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Cash To Ash (11-7) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Caswell Bay 14-1 (10-12) Prominent, not fluent 8th, led before 5 out, headed approaching 3 out, no impression on winner when mistake last, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 7 1/2l behind Tile Tapper (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Mucho Mas (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd 3 out, soon pressed leader, 1 length down last, stayed on run-in, just denied, 2nd of 11, nk behind Arizona Cardinal (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Marco Island (IRE) 8-11fav (11-7) Mistakes, made most until 3 out, led again before last, headed at last, rallied well to lead again towards finish, won at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) hvy in Feb beating Mothill (10-7) by nk, 9 ran.
