pressed leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out
took keen hold, pressed leaders, led 4f out to 3f out, led again over 2f out, headed and not quicken approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish
took keen hold and held up behind leaders, led 3f out to over 2f out, weakened quickly 1f out and eased
set steady pace to 4f out, stayed prominent, ridden to lead again approaching final furlong, soon edged left and headed final 100yds
pulled hard and held up in rear, effort on rails when not clear run from 2f out to just inside final furlong, quickened and ran on to lead last 100yds comfortably
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden and not quickened 2f out, kept on same pace after
This looks an easy opportunity for Perfect Portrait to add to last seasons sole victory at the expense of Michelle Ma Belle and Baker Of Oz. David Loder's son of Selkirk landed a maiden at Leicester beating some pretty moderate animals, he is the type to improve with age and can see off another bunch of poor performers. The best of his rivals could be Michelle Ma Belle who was a model of consistency in handicaps last season and should be spot on after a couple of recent visits to Lingfield. Baker Of Oz let his supporters down last time at Woverhampton when well behind Hawkit, however he is much better judged on his previous effort when finishing runner up to Certifiable at Lingfield. Of the remainder Chateau Nicol does at least boast winning form on the all-weather and could be fighting for a place, but Perfect Portrait has a lot more scope for improvement than his rivals and is taken to land the spoils.
