raced on far rail, pushed along to lead, ridden and hung right over 1f out, soon headed and weakened inside final furlong
held up in 5th, pushed along halfway, some late headway, never on terms
chased leaders out wide, pushed along and outpaced halfway, soon hung right and weakened
tracked leaders on rail going well, switched left over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, shaken up and came clear inside final furlong, easily
chased leader, ridden when rider dropped whip inside final 2, led briefly over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, well held and no chance
Nelson Gay bids for a hat-trick upped in class and raised 7lb having scored at Wolverhampton on his latest start. NOMADIC EMPIRE moves in the opposite direction having raced in Pattern company last year and going close in Listed sprints on a couple of occasions including at Ayr in September. David O’Meara sent out the winner of this in 2019 and his colt gets the vote now handicapping. First Edition was behind the selection on soft ground in October but finished fourth in the Group 2 Mill Reef at Newbury earlier and is preferred to Charlie Fellowes and Fantasy Master on that form.
First Edition (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 10th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Winter Power (8-12) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Nomadic Empire (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Winter Power (8-12) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Oct.
Charlie Fellowes (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Pulled hard and prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Rohaan (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Nelson Gay (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Tracked leader, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Bert Kibbler (8-10) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Fantasy Master 3-1cfav (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 5, 3l behind Hey Mr (8-11) at Nottingham 5f (3) sft in Oct.