soon tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
always behind
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, driven out
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
always towards rear
dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra
Lingfield maiden winner Renounce returned a losing favourite at the same track last time when behind Dominium while Mighty Zip just failed to catch Kingscroft when attempting to repeat an earlier success at Chelmsford and has been raised a further 4lb. It remains to be seen if NUNO TRISTAN fares any better also raised 4lb for winning at Chelmsford but an apprentice's allowance negates most of that and Richard Fahey's gelding gets the nod. There was little between Kingscroft and Guishan at Chelmsford last month but neither threatened the winner.
Guishan 6-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Foreign Diplomat (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Kingscroft (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, no impression when slightly hampered inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Dougan (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Oriental Relation (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Dungannon (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Billyoakes (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, lost touch over 3f out, ridden and some headway on inside over 1f out, never near leaders, 7th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Basil Berry (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Dark Side Dream 25-1 (8-9) Mid-division, driven halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Meadway (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Nuno Tristan (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Spring Loaded (9-8) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Classic Seniority 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, eased over 2f out, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Dutch Breeze (9-1) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Mighty Zip (USA) 5-2fav (9-3) Led, very wide into straight, ridden over 1f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Kingscroft (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Clubland (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Philba (8-10) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Musharrif 50-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 12, 2l behind My Call (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Dominium (USA) 16-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 5th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Luis Vaz De Torres (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Renounce (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, outpaced entering final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Luis Vaz De Torres (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Rich Again (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Missed break, soon switched left, held up in rear, switched right well over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Seve (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
