chased leaders, driven along and stayed on same pace final 2f
led after 1f,set good pace, narrowly headed 2f out, rallied gamely final furlong to regain lead near finish
chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
held up, some headway over 2f out, soon no impression and beaten
led for 1f, tracked winner after, ridden to take narrow lead 2f out, hard pressed final furlong, headed near finish
in touch, ridden along halfway, weakened and well behind final 3f
The vote here goes to Perfidious ahead of Tight Squeeze, Bienheureux and maybe Cantrip. Perfidious seems to hold Arctic Cove based on recent Lingfield soft-ground form, and looks set to go well in a race that appears to lack strength in depth. The first-time visor might also bring some improvement. Prime Powered is very well-weighted based on last summer's form, although recent efforts have been discouraging, and Tight Squeeze looks to be a major player, this race probably being a softer race than she has been mainly contesting of late. Bienheuereux has so far been best on the all-weather, although Turf efforts of late have been more encouraging. Finally, Jamaar needs to improve a good bit on what has so far been shown to feature, and Cantrip can't quite get her head in front from today's mark, although she might claim some money. Overall, though, we will stick with Perfidious.
Tight Squeeze 20-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, lost place over 6f out, never a factor, 7th of 12, 6l behind Panzer (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Perfidious (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Ridden to lead after 1f, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Nobelix (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp (5) gs.
Arctic Cove 25-1 (9-7) Took keen hold in touch, effort over 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 9l behind Nobelix (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp (5) gs.
Bienheureux 14-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Heathyards Pride (9-10) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gd.
Trebello 14-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, hung left and every chance from over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 4th of 12, 17l behind Johnny Rook (9-10) at W'hampton 1m 6f app hcp (6) std.
Cantrip 5-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden to chase leader 3f out, weakening when hampered final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Frontlinefinancier (9-4) at Folkestone 2m hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Jamaar 14-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, some late headway but never near to challenge, 4th of 9, 16l behind Rathor (8-10) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Jul.
Prime Powered (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, soon beaten, 10th of 12, 21l behind Tybalt (8-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
