mid-division on inside, fell 11th
chased leaders, tracked leader 3rd, led 6th, made rest, clear 2 out, stayed on well
led until headed and pecked 3rd, chased leader until 7th, remained handy, 2nd again 12th until before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on pressing for 2nd
held up in rear, steady headway on inside 12th, 4th travelling well before 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
ran in snatches, chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, pushed along after 9th, weakened 11th
held up, some headway on outside when blundered and unseated rider 10th
mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 10th, went 2nd briefly before 3 out, weakened next
never fluent, last pair, mistake 8th, never a factor
chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until 12th, weakened next
Song Saa hasn’t been firing but she is slipping down the handicap. King Cnut is upped in grade and the weights after winning by eight lengths at Plumpton but Second Time Around found only one too good when favourite on his chasing bow at Huntingdon and has every chance of going one better in a race in which most arrive out of sorts. MISS YEATS couldn’t cope with Class 2 company and soft going at Hereford last month but won nicely in this grade at Lingfield earlier so gets another chance.
Second Time Around 9-4fav (12-2) Tracked winner, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Well Smitten (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Song Saa 9-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, outpaced after 4 out, hit next, soon beaten, 4th of 8, 32l behind Manwell (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Royal Magic (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Led until approaching 4th, chased leaders, mistake and pushed along 7th, soon lost place, tailed off 10th, pulled up before next, at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Un Beau Roman (FR) 4-1 (10-6) Raced keenly, tracked leader until before 2nd where mistake, chased leaders, pushed along before 7th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 9th, at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Miss Yeats (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Disputed lead until 5 out, weakened after next, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Still Believing (11-12) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
King Cnut (FR) 5-4fav (11-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, led 4 out, clear 2 out, comfortably, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gf in Oct beating Baily Sunset (11-5) by 8l, 6 ran.
Exmoor Mist 25-1 (10-10) Held up in touch, headway before 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 6, dist behind Early Du Lemo (11-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Kilinakin (IRE) 9-1 (10-4) Held up in touch, outpaced after 4 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on into 3rd after last, never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 21l behind Early Du Lemo (11-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Bally Lagan (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Chasing leaders on outside 2nd, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, well beaten from next, soon pulled up, at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
