led early, chased leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
held up in rear, raced keenly, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, no chance with front pair
in touch, ridden well over 1f out, soon challenging, led well inside final furlong, driven out
soon led, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakend over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, outpaced
slowly into stride, raced keenly towards rear, effort on outside over 2f out, soon hung right, weakened well over 1f out
One More Round did everything right when beating Hart Of Gold but that hasn't always been the case so we'll take him on with MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. Pat Haslam's charge is just about the pick at the weights and his chance is enhanced by his trainer's form which has seen him net four winners from just six runners in the past fortnight. The horse was having his first run since October when midfield last month and can improve for the outing and longer trip. One More Round was winning for the tenth time when successful at Lingfield and was good value for his success. He's consistent enough to think that he should be there or thereabouts come the finish. Hart Of Gold is closely matched with the Evans runner so has to be included in calculations whilst Stonecrabstomorrow has run two sound races since returning from a year off and merits respect. This is competitive so he may not cruise home but Mission Impossible can get the job done.
Hart of Gold 7-1 (9-4) Pressed leader, led 4f out, stayed on well under pressure from over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind One More Round (9-2) at Lingfield 6f sll (6) pol in Jan.
One More Round (USA) 2-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, switched right approaching final furlong, quickened well on outer to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 6f sll (6) pol in Jan beating Hart of Gold (9-4) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Mr Loire 14-1 (9-8) Started slowly, soon chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on under pressure until headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Convince (9-1) at Kempton 6f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Orchestration (IRE) 50-1 (8-6) Chased leaders to halfway, last of 13, 12l behind This Ones For Pat (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) fbs in Dec.
Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) In touch, effort over 1f out, soon chasing winner, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Interactive (8-12) at Kempton 6f sll (5) pol in Jan.
Tune Up The Band 11-2 (9-4) Led, ridden, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 15, nk behind Currency (9-1) at Bath 6f sll (6) gf in Jun.
Angel Voices (IRE) 7-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed narrowly well over 1f out, kept pressing winner but always held final 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Mutamared (9-5) at Kempton 6f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Cate Washington 100-1 (8-0) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 15l behind Sarah's Art (9-6) at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Magical Mimi 40-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 13, 32l behind Sarah's Art (9-6) at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Glan Lady (IRE) 5-1 (8-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced, kept on to take 3rd near finish, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Madison Belle (8-9) at Southwell 6f 3yo clm (6) fbs.
Mission Impossible 12-1 (8-9) Outpaced, plugging on when hampered 1f out, 7th of 10, 6l behind Gwilym (8-7) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
