led, ridden 1f out, headed final 110 yards, no extra closing stages
tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden and led final 110 yards, kept on well, held on
slowly away and held up in rear, edged left 1f out, ran on strongly once ridden inside final furlong
stumbled leaving the stalls, kept wide, shaken up 2f out, ridden and made challenge inside final furlong, not enough
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, outpaced and never a factor inside final furlong
BLUE DE VEGA was back to something like his best when runner-up in a conditions race at Wolverhampton last month. He gets another chance back in handicap company and a similar effort could see Bob Cowell’s charge reverse earlier running at Lingfield with several of these. That includes the runner-up Lihou, who finished ahead of both Royal Birth and Han Solo Berger, while Top Breeze gets a change of headgear dropping back down to the minimum trip and is not out of this either.
Blue De Vega (GER) 7-1 (9-6) Soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, held by winner inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind Garrus (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (3) pol in Mar.
Royal Birth 9-2 (9-7) Raced wide in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Mokaatil (8-8) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Han Solo Berger (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Raced wide, tracked winner until pushed along and edged left over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 7, 1/2l behind Ornate (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Lihou 10-3 (8-12) Pressed leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Tone The Barone (9-3) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Top Breeze (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Went right start, led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Count Otto (8-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan.