behind in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reach leaders
made all, led and set good pace, ridden clear 1f out, ran on and held on well towards finish
mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, soon ridden, no impression over 1f out
held up on inside, stayed on same pace final 2f, never dangerous
towards rear, never on terms
tracked winner, ridden and effort over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, lost 2nd well inside final furlong
started slowly, in rear early, some progress on outside halfway, in touch 3f out, soon ridden and weakened from 2f out
always rear group, never a factor
close up, ran on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, gained on winner close home
always in rear group, keeping on when short of room and checked twice inside final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
A moderate race that can go to UGENIUS with Upstairs and River Kirov respected as dangers. The selection has yet to race at this circuit but has shaped with a degree of promise in her most recent starts and if taking to this track, she is off a helpful enough mark at present. Upstairs makes plenty of interest if the market speaks in his favour. He has had a sizeable absence to iron out any issues. River Kirov has put two decent efforts together at Kempton and would have chances if able to put it all in going the other way round. Melt is still a maiden and he is dropped back in trip in order to find that first success. Similar comments applying to Royal Manor. The visor is off Convivial Spirit. Charlie Allnut makes a first run for new connections and cheekpieces are on for the first time. A race that won't live long in the memory and Ugenius is our idea of the winner.
Convivial Spirit 13-2 (9-1) Towards rear, plenty to do over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 7l behind Musical Script (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Royal Manor 8-1 (9-0) Led, clear over 2f out, soon ridden, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Plush (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Hurricane Coast 12-1 (9-1) Behind, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6l behind Back In The Red (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Upstairs 7-1 (9-0) Keen, mid-division, headway over 3f out to chase leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Sularno (9-7) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jun.
Charlie Allnut 6-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 16, 1l behind All In The Red (9-2) at Leicester 7f 3yo sll (6) gd in Sept.
Melt (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 7l behind Wellington Square (9-3) at Kempton 1m mdn aut stk (5) pol.
Torquemada (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, some modest late headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Piccolo Diamante (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) std.
Dynamo Dave (USA) 66-1 (7-13) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 11th of 13, 13l behind Pension Policy (8-10) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Ugenius 14-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway towards inside from over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Mozayada (8-11) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Bidable 16-1 (8-6) Towards rear, effort in centre over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 14, 6l behind Duty Doctor (9-1) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct.
Eleanor Eloise (USA) 15-2 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon hung left under pressure and not run on, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Hart of Gold (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
River Kirov (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, quickened to lead between rivals near finish, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) std beating Blue Charm (9-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
