tracked leader, led after 3f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
held up in mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on into 2nd final strides, no chance with winner
held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace and no impression over 1f out
chased leaders out wide and keen, ridden and weakened rapidly over 4f out, tailed off
raced keenly in rear, never on terms
raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride and pushed along, soon mid-division, headway chasing leaders halfway, went 2nd 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places final strides
chased leaders, went 2nd 9f out, led over 2f out, pushed clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
soon crossed over to lead, headed after 3f, chased leader until 9f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
held up in last pair, headway and went to inside over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd last strides
Heron has completed a double at Southwell in recent weeks, the first a seller and the latest a very easy victory. Both were over 1m6f but he's up 6lb for that latest victory so the vote goes to WEMYSS POINT Philip Kirby' s three-times hurdles winner is yet to score on the all-weather but a couple of recent placed efforts over the trip put him in the driving seat. Tinsmith has yet to win though ran his best race to date over this trip at Lingfield last time while Distingo was only beaten a head in a Lingfield bumper last month.
Heron (USA) 15-8 (9-9) Prominent, led over 8f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Mister Universum (9-7) by 6l, 7 ran.
Wemyss Point 4-1 (9-10) Tracked leader until 6f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close home, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Aleatoric (8-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Distingo (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Mid-division on inside, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd final 50 yards and closed, not quite get up, 2nd of 11, hd behind Supakalanistic (11-4) at Lingfield 2m (4) pol in Jan.
Beaufort (IRE) 28-1 (9-9) In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind Aleatoric (8-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Scorched Earth (IRE) 100-1 (9-10) Towards rear, ridden and detached before 5f out, never involved, 8th of 9, dist behind Bay Of Naples (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Amanto (GER) 11-1 (9-8) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 3l behind Aleatoric (8-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Tinsmith 12-1 (10-0) Dwelt in rear, headway to track leader 8f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Uncle Bernie (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Kangaroo Point (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Modest start, pushed along over 4f out, blocked and headed over 3f out, ridden and brief headway over 2f out, nothing extra, 4th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Social City (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Misscarlett (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway and close up 10f out, tracked leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure close home, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Bill Cody (9-10) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Sinndarella (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 21 1/2l behind Call My Bluff (9-4) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
