held up in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
steadied start, held up in last place, headway when no where to go over 1f out, soon pulled out, ridden, ran on, not quite reached winner
held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression
held up in touch, went 3rd 8f out, joined leader over 4f out, led 2f out, ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, joined over 4f out, ridden, headed 2f out, soon weakened
close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, led over 1f out, pushed out
in rear, wide, effort 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
mid-division, ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
The best race on the card where there are a few with claims and the short list comprises Evident Pride, Lochiel, John Terry and WINE 'N DINE and we will side with the latter. Gary Moore does well here and his runners are in fine form, as exemplified by the selection, who has won his last two starts to climb to a mark of 86. He drops back in trip to 1m 4f here after having won over two miles last time and the manner of both those wins suggests that there is more improvement in him despite the narrow winning margins, so we will take him to complete the hat-trick. Evident Pride was also a last-time scorer, winning over course and distance and going up 4lbs as a result. Unlike the selection he is fully exposed and might just struggle to follow up from his new mark. John Terry won over course and distance from a 1lb higher mark this time last year and retains enough ability to suggest that he can have a say, while Lochiel has conditions and trip to suit and is a rare Lingfield raider for Alan Swinbank. He is upped 3lbs for going close at Wolverhampton last time and remains competitive. Robby Bobby struggled from a lower mark last time but may be capable of better over this longer trip, though we are happy to side with Wine 'N Dine.
Grand Passion (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 6th of 7, 9l behind Dansant (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stk (1) pol in Dec.
Emerald Wilderness (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Always behind mid-division, never on terms, 22nd of 29, 29l behind Mr Aviator (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcap (2) gf in Jun.
Evident Pride (USA) 16-1 (8-10) Steadied start, keen in rear, headway from 2f out, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, quicken to lead final strides, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) pol beating Grande Caiman (9-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
John Terry (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, no extra when headed final 100 yards, one pace and lost 2 places towards finish, 5th of 8, 3l behind Lady Jane Digby (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Maslak (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final frulong, 7th of 15, 7l behind Night Hour (10-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
Lochiel 7-2 (10-0) Soon in touch, ridden well over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, nk behind Choir Singer (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Robby Bobby 6-4 (8-12) Led 1f, tracked leader after, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Sgt Schultz (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec.
War of The Roses (IRE) 2-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, beaten after, last of 6, 10l behind Grande Caiman (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Dec.
Wine 'n Dine 6-4fav (9-3) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden to lead narrowly entering final 2f and pressed, driven out final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Salute (9-2) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
