tracked leader, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leader until 1f out, weakened final 110 yards
towards rear, ridden and struggling 3f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, ran on to chase winner well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression and lost 2nd well inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven along 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
towards rear, some headway over 2f out, no further impression
reminders soon after start, towards rear, ridden and struggling 4f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
led until inside final 3f, weakened well over 1f out
took keen hold, in touch, pushed along 3f out, plugged on same pace final 2f
held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, driven and kept on
Nonrunner
LADY LAM may be able to maintain her good run of form over this longer trip and is put forwards ahead of Recalcitrant and Major Promise. The selection's recent efforts have been at Brighton but she has a Kempton handicap win to her name so shouldn't be unduly inconvenienced by the return to racing on this surface. She battled on well to win over a mile last time having just missed out over seven prior to that and the way that she stayed on last time suggests that she's well worth trying at this trip. Recalcitrant has a long absence to overcome but the fact that Simon Dow has gone to the trouble of booking Jamie Spencer to take the ride suggests that he'll be ready to do himself justice on his return but he is an eighteen race maiden on the all-weather. Major Promise has been knocking on the door of late at Nottingham and is equally effective on an artificial surface whilst the handicapper has left his mark alone which will aid his chance of going one better but Lady Lam is on the up and preferred.
Recalcitrant 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Florentia (9-1) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct.
Guiseppe Verdi (USA) 14-1 (9-4) Led 2f, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, driven over 2f out, weakened soon after, 11th of 13, 9l behind Tilapia (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Major Promise 7-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, headway on inside 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, driven and stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 4 1/2l behind King Zeal (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Rowan Light 66-1 (9-3) Mainly in rear, 9th of 15, 13l behind Shesells Seashells (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Drum Major (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Led after 1f, soon pressed, steadied to 2nd 8f out, led again 5f out, ridden and joined 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 9l behind Dazzling Begum (8-3) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
D'Artagnans Dream 25-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd 8f out, every chance when wide on bend 3f out, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 13, 17l behind Tilapia (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Kings Topic (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Reluctant to race, reminders soon after start, behind, never a factor, 11th of 13, 14l behind Bajan Pride (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Apr.
December 14-1 (9-4) Dwelt, took keen hold in rear, headway and switched to inside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get to leaders, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Litenup (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Felicia 14-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 14, 7l behind Binnion Bay (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Red Willow 100-1 (9-8) Always behind, struggling over 3f out, 10th of 12, 25l behind Sharedah (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo fll stks (5) gf.
Ocean Of Peace (FR) 22-1 (8-5) Towards rear, headway 3f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 10, 12l behind Aestival (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gd.
Lady Lam 11-4 (8-12) Chased leaders, headway to 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead near finish, won at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May beating Lady Florence (9-4) by nk, 7 ran.
