led 1f, steadied in 3rd, headway out wide over2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, 3rd and no extra inside final furlong
wore hood to post, dwelt, rushed up to lead after 1f, pushed along and joined 3f out, headed soon after, weakened quickly and soon behind
led briefly after 1f, tracked leader, challenged 3f out, led soon after, pushed along and jinked left 2f out, soon straightened and ridden, ran on inside final furlong, headed close home, rallied, just failed
held up in last pair, good headway between horses over 2f out, switched right entering final 2f, sustained challenge inside final furlong, led close home, all out
slowly into stride, raced keenly in last pair, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, no chance after
AMBER ISLAND faced a much tougher task in Class 2 company at Lingfield last time. David Loughnane’s mare will be more at home at this level having won off today’s mark in December when beating Unique Cut. The latter has subsequently finished behind Arenas Del Tiempo over 1m2f at Lingfield and Simon Dow’s charge drops down in both class and trip but both Global Acclaim and Universal Effect have more to find in this grade.
Amber Island (IRE) 8-1 (8-3) Chased winner until 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 7 1/2l behind Imperial Sands (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Unique Cut (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Awkwardly away, switched left, towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 12th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Lower Street (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (2) pol in Jan.
Arenas Del Tiempo 16-1 (8-8) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Lower Street (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (2) pol in Jan.
Global Acclaim 13-2 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, went 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Epsom Faithfull (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Universal Effect 66-1 (9-4) Steadied start, behind, hanging right over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Last Mission (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.