mid-division and wide, weakened before 4 out
held up, never dangerous
behind, never on terms
mid-division, effort 4 out, soon no impression
not jumped well in rear, always behind
held up in touch, under pressure before 4 out, soon beaten
in touch, tracked leaders before 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, soon one pace
prominent, pushed along before 3 out, chased winner next, stayed on well
tracked leaders, keen hold, mistake 3rd, weakened well before 3 out
behind, not jumped well, detached after 3rd
held up, headway before 4 out, chased leaders next, driven to challenge 2 out, led before last, ran on well
pulled hard mid-division, jumped right 4 out, soon no impression
mid-division, weakened before 3 out
tracked leaders, mistake 4th, weakened after 5th
led, ridden and headed 2 out, not fluent last, weakened flat
held up, never dangerous
It will be interesting to see how Sweet Medicine performs on her hurdling debut and Brendan Powell's mare has to be respected but Persona has shown respectable form in two starts over timber and she looks the percentage call with Plume d'Oudairies rated the best of the remainder. The selection stepped up on the form of her debut effort over hurdles when narrowly beaten here last month and a reproduction of the form shown that day may well suffice. Kiama lost her way on the level and is hard to back with any confidence on her hurdling debut, while Enforce, a winner on the flat in France, is probably best watched on her first start for new connections. Mad was nothing out of the ordinary on the level and of more interest may be Henrietta Knight's Plume d'Oudairies, who was going well until falling at Bangor last time. Persona has solid claims on recent form though and she gets the vote to gain a deserved first success.
Artic Bliss 33-1 (9-1) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 16l behind Dubai Sunday (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol (Flat).
Delightfully 40-1 (10-1) Mid-division, headway and mistake 3 out, soon ridden, kept on flat, 5th of 13, 5l behind Cathedral Rock (11-1) at Kempton 2m nov hdl (4) hvy.
Kiama 12-1 (11-1) Dwelt, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 16, 6l behind Krasivi's Boy (11-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f amt hcp (6) pol in Feb (Flat).
Mad 13-2 (8-3) Towards rear, ridden and weakened over 3f out, last of 12, 21l behind Samuel Charles (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jun (Flat).
Persona (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Close up, led 5th, clear 2 out, blundered last, headed close home, 2nd of 17, 3/4l behind Annie's Answer (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mrs mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Sweet Medicine 20-1 (10-0) Ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, kept on final 2f, no impression, 4th of 14, 14l behind Alfie Flits (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4yo nhf (6) gs in Jan '06.
Enforce (USA) (8-11) In touch, weakened 1f out, 6th of 10, 7l behind Fair Breeze (9-2) at Fontainebleau 1m 1f 3yo fll in Nov (Flat).
Off Stage (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Rear, progress on outside when not fluent 4th, weakened well before 3 out, 6th of 15, 42l behind Ring Back (11-2) at Towcester 2m mrs mdn hdl (5) sft in Feb.
Plume d'Oudairies (FR) 4-1 (10-7) Led and still going well when fell 3 out in race won by Midnight Diamond (10-9) at Bangor 2m 1f 4yo mdn hdl (4) sft, 6 ran.
