tracked leader until over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon pushed along in rear
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong
held up, ridden and hung left over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway 1f out, never nearer
took keen hold, held up, ridden over 1f out, no impression
keen, chased leading trio, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
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Kipchak suffered his first Lingfield Polytrack defeat last time but could bounce back off the same mark today, however we prefer the claims of VINTAGE ahead of Prince Namid. John Akehurst's runner landed a touch last time when scoring over course and distance. That was in a Class Four event so he takes a relative drop in grade here and has been let off by the handicapper with just a 2lb penalty. It's true that he only just scored that day but the second horse had been in good form and it looked a decent contest all told, so with Ian Mongan returning for the ride we'll stick with the six-year-old. Prince Namid made a winning debut for his new yard last time and it came over today's course and distance. He returns to handicap company with his mark unchanged and does look well treated on old form, so if he has improved for the switch in yards a big run awaits. The concern is he has generally looked a horse best served by five furlongs and with that in mind he's narrowly opposed along with Kipchak. Connor Dore's charge is hard to beat here, as is shown by a five-from-six strike rate when racing on the Polytrack. His sole defeat came last time so he's a bit to prove, but he is a horse who needs to get to the front and having missed the break last time that proved impossible. Should Liam Keniry bounce him out, he'll once more be a tough nut to crack. Brunelleschi is a decent sort and returns to his latest winning mark, but there was little positive to take from his return to action last time despite the fact it came in a Listed race. Whiskey Junction is weighted to get very close to Vintage on these terms but he has to put a below par display behind him, whilst Rondeau is altogether more consistent and may just prove the better of the two. For Life is well handicapped but woefully out of form and with Poppanan arguably better over further this may go to Vintage.
Kipchak (IRE) 13-8fav (9-10) Led, headed halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 8, 6l behind Waterloo Dock (8-6) at Lingfield 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Comadoir (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, soon one pace, 6th of 10, 5l behind Imprimis Tagula (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec.
Vintage (IRE) 9-4fav (9-2) In touch, tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on to lead post, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb beating Handsome Cross (8-10) by shd, 6 ran.
Brunelleschi 80-1 (9-0) Raced wide held up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 19l behind Jaconet (8-12) at Lingfield 6f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) pol in Feb.
Rondeau (GR) 13-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Kersivay (8-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
For Life (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Led, ridden and headed halfway, weakened well over 1f out, last of 10, 22l behind Imprimis Tagula (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec.
Prince Namid 10-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f clm stks (6) pol beating Total Impact (9-3) by 1l, 8 ran.
Poppanan (USA) 9-4fav (8-9) Held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, no extra, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Autumn Blades (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Dec.
Fromsong (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Kempton 5f Claiming Stakes (0-75) (3yo+) (6) pol beating Misaro (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.
Quasi Congaree (GER) 11-4 (9-3) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ran wide into straight and soon headed, ridden and weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 8l behind Master Lightfoot (9-3) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Whiskey Junction 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders on outside until over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong, 10th of 12, 7l behind Kersivay (8-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Valentino Swing (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Behind, keeping on when not clearest of runs inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 7th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Kersivay (8-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
