in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression
tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden out
in touch, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
dwelt, in rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
slowly away, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish
pulled hard, raced wide, held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Traphalgar, Silent Master and Redsensor look the three to concentrate on here with the narrow vote given to Redsensor. This 2-year-old colt from the Richard Hannon yard used to be quite useful before losing his way. However, he bounced back to form last time when beating Mairead's Boy in convincing fashion and with that confidence booster under his belt he may be capable of defying a penalty to go in again. Traphalgar was returning from a break when winning well last time, and with this step-up in trip in his favour, he will give the selection the most to think about. The horse he beat last time Silent Master does have a slight pull in the weights here and he was also returning from a break last time, but it is hard to see him turning the tables this afternoon. Hucking Hero missed the break here last week and could be worth another chance, but we are happy to stick with Redsensor as the pick.
Straight And Level (CAN) 20-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 2nd, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Hilbre Court (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Oct.
Traphalgar (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden from halfway, driven to lead inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol beating Silent Master (9-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Redsensor 2-1fav (8-13) Chased leaders, driven halfway, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo clm (6) pol beating Mairead's Boy (8-8) by 4l, 9 ran.
Silent Master (USA) 11-1 (9-3) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Traphalgar (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol.
Landikhaya (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Towards rear, kept on final 2f, never nearer, 9th of 15, 5l behind Relinquished (9-1) at Brighton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Hucking Hero (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, chasing leaders when short of room inside final furlong, soon eased, 6th of 7, 2l behind Geezers Colours (8-10) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Fathsta (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 18, 6l behind Generous Thought (9-2) at Doncaster 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Tiger's Rocket (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) In rear, ridden and hung left from over 2f out, kept on, never nearer, 7th of 15, 4l behind Zaskar (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Magical Song 16-1 (8-9) Pushed along towards rear, no impression from over 2f out, 8th of 12, 11l behind Tobar Suil Lady (8-1) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Oct.
Home 4-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Last of The Line (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) pol.
