led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, headway to lead entering final furlong, soon ridden, kept on until headed and no extra towards finish
raced keenly, pressed leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, faded final 100 yards
tracked leaders on outside, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out, kept on, no extra towards finish
held up behind, driven and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong to lead narrowly towards finish (hand timed)
raced keenly, tracked leaders, driven and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, driven and headway on outside over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge and every chance final 120 yards, just held
behind, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders when not clear run inside final furlong, no impression
mid-division on outside, outpaced entering straight, soon lost place and behind
Desert Strike scored here a week ago and a good run from the runner-up, My Own Way Home, in the previous race would boost confidence. However, a punt is taken on POLAR VENTURE back at this track as he won his maiden over C&D before a modest effort over 7f at Kempton last time when Exceedexpectations finished third. Gung Ho Jack's form has tapered off since landing a double at Wolverhampton in November but Dancing Freddy continues to slip down the weights and finished a couple of placed ahead of Welease Bwian when third here last week.
Desert Strike 5-1 (9-7) Made all, hard ridden over 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating My Own Way Home (8-11) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Gung Ho Jack 8-1 (9-1) Held up off the pace in 8th, headway 2f out, never reached leaders and eased towards finish, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Alnoomaas (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
New Decade 13-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 9, 35l behind Verse Of Love (9-6) at Chepstow 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fm in Jul.
Exceedexpectations 14-1 (9-1) Pressed leader, led over 2f out, kept on well until headed and outpaced final 120 yards, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Atlantis Crossing (9-6) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Polar Venture 10-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, effort travelling well 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Atlantis Crossing (9-6) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Dancing Freddy (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, effort 2f out, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Roy's Legacy (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Welease Bwian (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in touch, outpaced 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, soon no impression, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Roy's Legacy (9-6) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Speak The Truth (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Mid-division, effort on wide outside over 2f out, soon no impression, 7th of 11, 4l behind Desert Strike (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Haadeeth 12-1 (8-5) Dwelt, in touch in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Drawnfromthepast (9-2) at Lingfield 5f clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Putin (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Slight lead at steady pace, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd well over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 14l behind Teen Ager (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
