keen, held up in touch, ridden, no impression from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
keen, close up, ridden over 1f out, edged left, stayed on to lead towards finish
keen, held up in last place, not far away, ridden 2f out, not troubled leaders
set steady pace, ridden, headed approaching 2f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, headed towards finish
Just the five runners line up for this handicap but every one of the quintet has claims, particularly the lightly raced Under Review and Flamsteed, but it is CHASCA that gets the vote. Amanda Perrett's filly won despite finding trouble in running and having been hampered at the start on her debut here earlier this month, staying on well to beat True Decision, and she looks to be feasibly well treated off a mark of just 66. Under Review is bound to be popular with backers following his success at Southwell last time but Simon Callaghan's gelding is likely to be better suited by the Fibresand than the Polytrack given his pedigree and looks worth taking on under his weight. Richard Hannon has his team in good from so Robin The Till has to be respected but he has a bit to find with the selection on running last time, while Raimond Ridge is more exposed than his opponents and looks booked for a place at best. Mick Quinn's Flamsteed made an encouraging first start in a handicap when chasing home Smokey Ryder here last time and he has to be considered but Chasca looks well treated for her debut in a handicap and she gets the vote.
Under Review (IRE) 8-13fav (8-13) Made all, hung left throughout, clear final furlong, easily, won at Southwell 5f mdn stk (5) fbs in Feb beating Air Lion (8-13) by 3l, 9 ran.
Flamsteed (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, chased leaders and hanging left over 1f out, slightly checked, kept on to take 2nd near finish, not reached winner, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Smokey Ryder (9-6) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Raimond Ridge (IRE) 15-8jt-fav (9-5) Tracked leader after 1f, ridden to lead and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Quick Single (8-11) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Chasca (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Hampered start, held up towards rear, headway and switched right 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, pushed out, won at Lingfield 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol beating True Decision (8-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Robin The Till 7-2 (8-12) Led, headed over 4f out, ridden to lead again over 1f out, soon edged left, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Chasca (8-7) at Lingfield 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
