chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hampered and carried left over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, pushed along in rear and outpaced, kept on final furlong
tracked leaders, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
close up, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up towards rear, headway halfway, hung left over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish (hand timed)
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 4f out, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, kept on and headed towards finish
A chance is taken with THRUST CONTROL in this ordinary claimer; Silver Symphony has an obvious chance on these terms and, along with Mrs Boss, is respected as a more potent threat than most of the rest. That said, this is is also the right grade for Kirsty's Boy, who has been a good servant for Stan Moore; so a bold effort from the mount of Liam Keniry cannot be ruled out. The last named seems to reserve his best for the artificial surface at Lingfield, though. Mrs Boss is another whose best efforts have taken place on the all-weather tracks but she does posses the ability to take a hand at this level. Still, it's disconcerting that her attitude can sometimes get the better of her. Silver Symphony has struggled in handicaps of late and appears to be in need of a confidence booster. She certainly doesn't face the test of her life today, so it would come as no surprise to see her relish this ease in grade. However, switching to turf and the return to seven furlongs is expected be a combination that can bring the best out of Thrust Control and, with Mick Channon's yard starting to pitch in with a regular stream of winners, the portents look good for this relatively unexposed individual.
Kirsty's Boy (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 8l behind Basle (9-2) at Ffos Las 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Leaving Alone (USA) 11-2 (8-13) Towards rear, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 8l behind Layla's Lexi (8-6) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Mrs Boss 10-3 (8-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Craicattack (8-11) at Kempton 6f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Apr.
Silver Symphony (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 16l behind Masked Dance (9-2) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Chandrayaan 25-1 (8-11) Awkward leaving stalls, keen, held up, outpaced in rear, when slightly hampered over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind Novay Essjay (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Apr.
Thrust Control (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden 2f out, kept on, never near leaders, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Knightfire (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Ant Music (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Intouch, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 12l behind Contredanse (9-4) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.
Chinese Democracy (USA) 10-1 (8-12) Raced stands side, tracked leader, ridden to lead that group over 2f out, led overall over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 10, hd behind Cool Kitten (8-11) at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Avonside (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride and badly hampered start, soon switched right to race in rear, pushed along 4f out, made some late headway, 6th of 12, 11l behind Mutafajer (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (5) std.
Grand Piano (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, some progress from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 7l behind Beachfire (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Apr.
Mark To Market (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Led and disputed lead until over 1f out, soon swished tail when hit with whip, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 10l behind Arctic Cosmos (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr.
Joan's Legacy 20-1 (8-8) Tracked clear leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 17l behind Posy Fossil (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
