chased leaders, pressed leader after 14th, led home turn, soon faced strong challenge, ridden after 3 out, forged clear 2 out, stayed on dourly
prominent, led narrowly 2nd, hit 13th, pushed along and headed home turn, not fluent 3 out, stayed on one pace for remote 3rd
in rear, ridden home turn, never a factor, pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway to track leaders after 14th, went 2nd home turn, pressed leader going best 4 out, ridden after 3 out, kept on but always held from before last
led, awkward 1st, headed but remained close up 2nd, lost ground before 14th and dropped to rear, plugged on past beaten horses from 4 out
rear mid-division, dropped to rear 9th, never on terms
tracked leaders, pushed along home turn, no progress from 4 out
in rear, mid-division 10th, went 4th home turn, weakened after 4 out
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Fakenham winner BOBMAHLEY had a shout at Lingfield yesterday and would have leading claims if taking his chance in this weak contest. Several should have come on for recent outings and may do better including Ring The Moon, Kestrel Valley and Eaton Miller while Ballybreen is not badly treated on previous winning form though Storm Force Ben remains a maiden.
Storm Force Ben (IRE) 4-1fav (11-12) Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway 5th, mistake 12th, mistake and lost place 15th, struggling 17th, went remote 3rd from 5 out, blundered 3 out, 3rd of 11, dist behind Mr Katanga (10-13) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Mr Katanga (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, challenged 3rd, led next, headed 6th, mistake 12th, weakened before 5 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Faustinovick (11-11) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Ring The Moon 25-1 (11-5) In touch, ridden and lost place 9th, last of 11, 29 3/4l behind Brulure Noire (12-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Hey Bud 28-1 (11-2) Towards rear, headway when mistake 3 out, soon lost place, ridden before 2 out, no extra from last, 6th of 12, 13l behind Neverbeen To Paris (11-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Kestrel Valley 14-1 (11-2) Prominent, collided with rival 1st, pushed along and weakened rapidly from 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, 32 3/4l behind Jobesgreen Lad (11-12) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Ballybreen (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, shaken up and jumped right 3 out, never on terms, 4th of 7, 24l behind Lord Bryan (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Eaton Miller (IRE) 18-1 (10-13) Soon led, ridden and headed 4 out, weakened, 9th of 11, dist behind Bretney (11-12) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Kind Witness (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) In rear, mistake 9th and lost ground, well behind when unseated rider 2 out, at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Bobmahley (IRE) 10-3 (11-9) Close up, dropped to rear 6th, headway to track leader 13th, ridden 2 out, stayed on to lead soon after last, stayed on, won at Fakenham 3m hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Oceans Red (11-6) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
C'Est Quelqu'un (FR) 16-1 (11-9) Went right 1st, led until 4 out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, weakened before next, 3rd of 4, dist behind Ozzie Man (12-0) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
