prominent towards stands side rail, driven over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards
prominent towards stands side, lost place 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders towards stands side, driven over 2f out, headway 1f out, ridden to lead final 100 yards, kept on
raced towards stands side, behind, outpaced 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders centre, ridden and effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
raced centre, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
switched left soon after start, raced alone far side, always outpaced in rear
raced centre, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards
prominent towards stands side, ridden and effort 2f out, one pace final furlong
Nonrunner
Searchlight finally got off the mark last time at Lingfield in maiden company after a frustrating sequence of placed efforts but does not always appear to be the most straightforward and faces a tough enough challenge conceding weight all round. He may be something of a reformed character having got his head in front but if SHILLA is straight enough for this reappearance then she becomes of real interest. Henry Candy has few peers in handling second season and upwards sprinters and his charge progressed nicely last term before running inexplicably badly on her final start. That, however, will have done her handicap mark no harm at all and a mark of 70 looks fine for the start of the new campaign. Walta and Raisin Hell have made a mark on the all-weather but Captain Whoosh, open to improvement this term, receives shortlist preference.
Searchlight 5-4 (9-5) Tracked leaders, effort to lead inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, hung right and kept on inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Three D Alexander (9-0) by 1l, 6 ran.
Lexington Rose 9-2 (8-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 2l behind Viva Verglas (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Skye's The Limit 16-1 (8-13) Raced near side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Signore Piccolo (8-7) at Nottingham 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Danfazi (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Led early, tracked leader until ridden 2f out, one pace after, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 6l behind Little Big Man (8-7) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Jan.
Shilla 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 15th of 17, 18l behind Got To Dance (8-13) at Leicester 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.
Captain Whoosh (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Hampered start, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 9l behind Primitorio (9-4) at Warwick 5f hcp 0-75 2yo (5) gd in Aug.
Walta (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Switched left soon after start to race in centre, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) fbs beating Roomie (8-11) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Razin' Hell 5-4fav (9-13) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Scarborough (8-4) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Mar.
Diamondsinthesky (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd briefly on inside over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Biscuiteer (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Tinsill 33-1 (8-4) Raced near side, prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9l behind Signore Piccolo (8-7) at Nottingham 5f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Bonjour Steve 80-1 (9-2) In touch, effort halfway, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 13l behind Mick's Yer Man (9-4) at Leicester 6f con stks (3) gs.