held up towards rear, wide and headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, chased clear leader 3f out, ridden to lead entering final 2f, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost near finish
tracked clear leader until pushed along 3f out, soon lost place
raced wide in rear, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not trouble leaders
keen led, 6 lengths clear over 9f out, reduced lead and headed entering final 2f, weakened final furlong
close up, headway over 1f out, ridden and soon every chance, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
FAST PLAY appeared not see out the 2m here last time but had finished runner-up over today’s trip at Wolverhampton earlier. She has a bit to find with Firestorm on these terms but the latter arrives in poor form and Richard Hughes' mare gets the nod. Marshal Dan Troop and Heavensfield are others with a chance at the weights now dropped into plating company but both have been struggling of late and the remainder have even more to find in an uninspiring seller.
Fast Play (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Steadied start, in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Alfredo (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Cold Fusion (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Black Dave (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Firestorm (GER) 28-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 17 3/4l behind Come Back King (9-1) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Kissy Suzuki 25-1 (8-6) Slowly away in rear, some late headway, 7th of 13, 12 3/4l behind London Prize (9-7) at Newbury 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Dalavand (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, outpaced on outer over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Outlaw Torn (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Heavensfield 25-1 (8-8) In touch, weakened over 6f out, eased over 3f out, last of 6, dist behind Fern Owl (9-10) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Marshal Dan Troop (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Close up, pushed along and went 2nd approaching final 3f, led inside final 3f, soon ridden, hung left from well over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 8l behind Camakasi (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jan.