behind, reminders over 4f out, plenty to do 2f out, ran on strongly from over 1f out, nearest finish
prominent, ridden 2f out, not paced to challenge, kept on
lead 1f, stayed prominent until weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, driven out
held up, chased leaders 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
lead after 1f, stayed on well, until headed well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, until weakened over 2f out
always towards rear
in rear, kept on from over 1f out but never dangerous
steadied start, pulled hard in mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon one pace, weakened over 1f out
behind, ridden over 2f out, no impression kept on same pace
in touch until over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, chased leaders over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
mid-division, lost place over 2f out soon beaten
The lightly raced Homebred Star could be of interest on his reappearance but lack of a recent run has to be of concern so preference is for Fulvio, who is preferred to Pheckless. The last mentioned indicated last time over course and distance that his turn may not be far away and a reproduction of that effort would see Milton Bradley's gelding go close. Paul Blockley's Wiltshire faces no easy task giving weight away all round, while Edge Fund has regressed considerably over the last few months. Old Bailey has claims on the pick of his form but is inconsistent, while Aintnecessarilyso may appreciate the return to this surface having failed to reproduce his form on the Fibresand on his last two starts. Temper Tantrum has been running in better races than this and is another to consider but the vote goes to Fulvio. Paul Howling's gelding invariably finds at least one too good but he will not have many better opportunities than this to resume winning ways and is taken to gain a deserved success.
Wiltshire (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Nisr (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol.
Edge Fund 25-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 5l behind Nisr (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol.
Escobar (POL) 16-1 (8-13) Led until headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Glendale (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Fulvio (USA) 9-2 (8-12) Led early, always prominent, ridden 2f out, led 1f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Distant Country (8-12) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol in Jan.
Temper Tantrum 33-1 (8-5) Close up hard ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 13, 5l behind Young Mick (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Cloann (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Dwelt, soon recovered, hung left inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Shirley Oaks (8-4) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol.
Old Bailey (USA) 4-1 (8-13) With leader until over 4f out, remained close up, ridden and weakened over 4f out, 5th of 9, 6l behind Bahrain Gold (9-0) at Southwell 7f banded stk (7) fbs.
Homebred Star 9-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, held up, always towards rear, 10th of 12, 10l behind Mad (8-12) at Lingfield 1m banded stk (7) pol in Dec.
Riviera Red (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Always in rear group, 11th of 13, 11l behind Glendale (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Pheckless 10-1 (8-5) Steadied in rear, headway over 1f out, switched and ran on strongly, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind White Bear (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Aintnecessarilyso 6-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 24l behind Desert Lover (8-11) at Southwell 7f banded stk (7) fbs in Jan.
Big Mystery (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Pulled hard, mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, not quicken, one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 2l behind Young Kate (8-11) at Lingfield 1m banded stk (7) pol.
Mister Aziz (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Led over 5f out until over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 11l behind Stonecrabstomorrow (8-9) at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol.
Tennessee Belle (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Prominent, lost place after 2f, kept on under pressure final furlong, 6th of 11, 3l behind Segoria (8-13) at W'hampton 6f fll hcp (6) pol in Jan.
