led, ridden before 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, no extra close home
in touch, ridden before 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, went 3rd before 1f out, no extra towards finish
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
towards rear, effort over 1f out, no impression
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression
mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
awkward start and slow away, in rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out
An interesting start to proceedings with Orange Blossom looking to build again on a decent return here last month. She finished ahead of BRIGADIER that day but Bob Cowell’s gelding was making his debut and ran green in the closing stages so may well reverse the form and come out on top today. Spiritually stayed on well behind a couple of well-regarded types at Chelmsford and Physics is a likely improver having shown good speed when favourite over 6f here 11 days ago. Rakastava also drops down a furlong but will need to improve on his two runs at Wolverhampton.
Brigadier 9-4 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, kept on, not pace of front pair inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Dahawi (9-6) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Physics (IRE) 15-8fav (8-13) Raced keenly, slight lead on rail at strong pace, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 110 yards, weakened and dropped to 5th close home, 5th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Eardley Road (8-13) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Rakastava (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 7, 5l behind With Caution (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Spirited Guest 150-1 (9-5) Mid-division, weakened 2f out, 11th of 15, 10 1/2l behind Royal Meeting (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Sep.
Te Amo Te Amo 16-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 7th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Total Commitment (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Orange Blossom 10-1 (8-8) Pressed leader, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Dahawi (9-6) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Sarsaparilla Kit 16-1 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 11, 7 1/4l behind No Nonsense (9-2) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Show Me The Bubbly 50-1 (9-0) Raced wide close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Airwaves (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Spiritually 16-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Dahawi (8-12) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (4) pol in Jan.