held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden entering final furlong, kept on, no impression
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, faded final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along to lead narrowly inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, just held on
always towards rear
held up behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders and keen, kept on on towards finish, just failed
held up behind, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
led, ridden 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon weakened
prominent on outer, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, not troubled leaders
Yourgolftravel Com is by far the most interesting runner here and if support arrived it'd surely pay to take notice, but without that benefit we'll side with PIPER'S PIPING ahead of Castleburg. Paul Howling's runner was well backed to score last time and duly obliged by a cosy three lengths-plus under today's rider. He races here under a 6lb penalty but that wouldn't have stopped the victory at Wolverhampton, one that came on Monday, so if he brings that level of performance to Lingfield he'll take some stopping. One that could do just that is Castleburg. Gary Moore's filly is unexposed and a mark of 60 is one connections will no doubt hope proves generous and on evidence so far this trip is ideal. Her third placed effort last time came in a similar race and further progress is likely, but today she faces a bang in-form rival and one who could prove thrown in; Yourgolftravel Com. Michael Wigham's runner is a handicap debutant having shown little so far but his record of landing gambles with this type of horse is enviable and the market will tell us all we need to know about the stable's confidence. Towy Boy is exposed as modest having had 35 starts without success, so whilst this is hardly competitive the gelding still has to show he can get the job done. Sovereignty has done much of his winning at this trip but none of it has come here, though in fairness the gelding was beaten a short head off a higher mark over course and distance back in 2006. He's got each way claims of sorts along with Amber Sunset who remains well-treated on the pick of her turf form, although that was some time ago. Top Flight Splash won a dreadful affair last time but the handicapper has recognised that in fairness by only putting David Evans' charge up 3lbs, so in a competitive handicap she's another that could pop up. However, the claims of Piper's Piping are entirely more solid than all of his rivals and he gets our vote.
Amber Sunset 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Hollow Jo (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Jan.
Castleburg 9-2 (8-12) Behind, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on into 3rd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Headache (9-6) at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Ever Cheerful 25-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 5l behind Stanley Goodspeed (9-2) at Lingfield 7f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Pipers Piping (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders and keen, led 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-52 (6) pol beating Misterisland (8-8) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Yourgolftravel Com 20-1 (9-8) Pulled hard in rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Ginger Grey (8-10) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol.
Bold Rose 16-1 (8-11) Awkward start, always in rear, tailed off final 2f, 10th of 11, 10l behind Stanley Goodspeed (8-13) at Lingfield 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Towy Boy (IRE) 11-4fav (10-6) Wide, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 1l behind Miss Firefly (10-6) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.
Sovereignty (JPN) 8-1 (8-8) Pulled hard, held up and behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 14, nk behind Guildenstern (9-0) at Kempton 7f Handicap (0-58) (4yo+) (6) pol.
Top Flight Splash 14-1 (8-10) Made all, quickened over 2f out, soon hard driven, stayed on gamely under pressure, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan beating Almatlaie (8-11) by nk, 12 ran.
Contented (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Raced wide, held up, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 8l behind Equinity (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Stormburst (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded entering final furlong, 9th of 11, 8l behind Obe Brave (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Commandingpresence (USA) 7-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Boldinor (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
