slowly away, held up towards rear, kept on final furlong
slowly away, held up in rear, ran on final furlong
slowly away, ran green in rear, well behind final 2f
dwelt, soon on touch on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders on inside, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong
pulled hard towards rear, outpaced 3f out, headway on outside inside final 2f, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong
soon led, headed inside final 3f, weakened inside final 2f
in touch, pushed along halfway, behind final 2f
raced wide in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, chased easy winner 2f out, no impression
settled behind leaders, led inside final 3f, pushed clear 2f out, easily
Not much to go on, but Miss Highjinks may prove the answer here, with Airbuss, Jeudi and Questive others to consider. Miss Highjinks overcame being hampered early on to finish third on her debut here a fortnight ago, and with Eddie Ahern in the saddle again she must be considered seriously. Airbuss was backed as if defeat was out of the question on his introduction here before Christmas but never got going in time. A stronger pace today will help his cause and it will be interesting to see if he is supported to get the losses back again. Jeudi hails from a stable that knows the time of day and is another that should be noted in the ring, while Questive's stable has been going well over the winter, but she shaped as though needing further when tried over nine furlongs on her Wolverhampton bow. All in all, we feel that it is worth taking a chance on Miss Highjinks.
Airbuss (IRE) 6-4fav (9-0) Prominent, not quicken over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 3l behind Royal Reservation (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.
Blushing Thief (USA) Cat Thief colt, half-brother to First Blush and Mickey's Queenmaty, winners up to 7f.
Iberian Light (USA) Fantastic Light gelding out of the useful sprinter Spain Lane. Half-brother to winning miler Levantine.
Jeudi Montjeu gelding out of a mare who won over 1m1f in France.
Kinetic Power (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 14l behind Danamour (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.
Questive 9-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway on inside to chase leaders 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 15l behind Hard To Explain (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.
Salisbury World (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, ran green, kept on, not pace to challenge, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Matuza (8-8) at Lingfield 6f nov stk (5) pol in Nov.
Smart Golden Boy (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 10l behind Beauchamp Unique (8-6) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn aut (7) pol in Dec.
Startengo (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Behind, outpaced 3f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, better for race, 7th of 11, 6l behind Royal Reservation (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.
Hazium (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, kept on from over 2f out, 13th of 27, 23l behind Heart Of Svetlana (9-0) at Curragh 1m 2yo mdn fll hvy in Oct.
Kasumi Inchinor filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
Miss Highjinks (USA) 11-1 (8-11) In touch, hampered, checked and lost place after 2f, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Annabelle Ja (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.
