held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, good headway on inside over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon clear
slowly into stride and pushed along, good headway on wide outside into 2nd 11f out, lost 2nd 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, no danger after
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
held up in rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, 5th and no impression final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on towards finish
led, hung left on bend inside final mile, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, not pace of winner
mid-division, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, every chance 1f out, kept on, not pace of winner
tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader 5f, handy 3rd, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
Withdrawn
BLAZON scored over track and trip before winning by over four lengths at Wolverhampton. Another bold bid is expected raised only 3lb and he’s preferred to the other recent winners. Thresholdofadream finished in front of Nafaayes when successful over today’s trip at Lingfield but is upped in class along with Sweetest Smile, an easy winner at Wolverhampton recently. Tin Fandango finished ahead of Queen Of Paris when runner-up over course and distance and the return to 2m will suit Strictly Art on only his second start since August.
Strictly Art (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) Chased leaders early until lost place 9f out, behind and never on terms after, kept on final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind French Mix (10-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Blazon 7-4 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, smooth headway over 3f out, went 2nd approaching final 2f, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Falcon Cliffs (9-7) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Paddys Runner 9-1 (11-3) Led until 3 out, rallied next, kept on well under pressure, 3rd of 10, 10 3/4l behind Iwilldoit (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Belabour 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 12th of 14, 14 3/4l behind Echo (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Nafaayes (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Thresholdofadream (8-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Queen Of Paris 7-1 (9-8) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never reached leaders, 6th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Atomic Jack (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Tin Fandango 12-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Atomic Jack (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Percy Prosecco 7-1 (11-0) Prominent, led after 4th, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Dyliev (11-1) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Sweetest Smile (IRE) 2-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, led 3f out, clear 2f out, comfortably, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Hediddodinthe (9-12) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Normandy Blue 4-1 (9-0) Led 1f, prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Harry Callahan (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Thresholdofadream (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just held on, won at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Atomic Jack (9-13) by hd, 14 ran.
