took keen hold, held up in close 4th, headway on outside 2f out, driven and unable to quicken over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on in closing stages, not quite pace to challenge
tracked leader, led well over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed close home, just held on for 2nd
raced keenly, led and set steady pace, pushed along over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon ridden, chased leader until inside final furlong, soon no extra
took keen hold, tracked leading pair on inside, reminder and went 2nd inside final furlong, pushed along and ran on to lead close home
Lyfka won easily over 6f here recently but now has a penalty and was behind Marmalad over this trip at Wolverhampton earlier. The latter was fancied for a lesser contest at Lingfield yesterday, however, and may be a doubtful starter. VEGAS REBEL won at Brighton last month and then ran a cracker in a decent nursery at Newbury when only beaten half-a-length. If the Alfred Nobel colt can transfer that form to the all-weather he should take all the beating, though Gleaming Girl is probably heading in the right direction and Classic Seniority is usually thereabouts.
Lyfka 9-4fav (9-5) Held up in touch in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Spring Loaded (9-7) by 4l, 5 ran.
Vegas Rebel (IRE) 6-4fav (8-5) Held up in rear, good headway near side 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Billyoakes (8-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
Classic Seniority 20-1 (9-4) Raced wide, prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance when edged right over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 4l behind Dark Kingdom (9-7) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Gleaming Girl 12-1 (9-0) With leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 12, 6l behind Forest Maiden (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep.
Marmalad (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Led over 1f, chased leader until ridden over 1f out, 2nd again inside final furlong, one pace and no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Romance Story (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) in Oct.