held up behind leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up, pushed along halfway, some late headway, never near to challenge
towards rear, soon driven along, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
towards rear, never on terms
mid-division, headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
soon led, pushed along and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
always in rear division
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
never better than mid-division
dwelt, always behind
Local Poet can confirm recent form with Resplendent Prince and Hurricane Coast to claim the most competitive event on the card. The selection, trained by Ian Semple, gained a narrow win over course and distance three weeks ago when wearing blinkers for the first time rather than his normal cheekpieces. It enabled Semple to get some more improvement out of the former Brian McMahon runner. Also, Local Poet achieved a mark of 92 in his two-year-olds days, suggesting the current figure of 65 can be improved upon. Resplendent Prince carries a penalty for an emphatic selling win and, even though that was a low-grade affair, he will come here with his confidence on a high. Hurricane Coast looks competitive for a place based on recent form, although as mentioned, he has to improve to get past the selection, while Flint River is well-handicapped on his best Turf form of 2005. This trip could yet see some improvement from the reasonably-weighted My Gacho, and Penwell Hill is back to a winning Southwell mark, although all wins thus far have come at a mile. Finally, Out Of India's second to Speed Dial Harry was franked earlier in the week but, overall, we are happy toside with Local Poet.
Bessemer (JPN) 10-1 (8-5) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, never near to challenge, 8th of 14, 9l behind Pinchbeck (8-9) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Hurricane Coast 9-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Deeper In Debt (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol.
Certain Justice (USA) 10-3fav (9-7) Towards rear, soon driven along, some late headway, never near to challenge, 8th of 14, 6l behind Alpaga Le Jomage (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Flint River 6-1 (8-8) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, staying on towards finish, 6th of 14, 7l behind Pinchbeck (8-9) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Resplendent Prince 4-11fav (9-7) Made all, driven clear well over 1f out, easily, won at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs beating Colonel Bilko (9-7) by 10l, 7 ran.
Local Poet 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec beating Speed Dial Harry (8-10) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Lincolneurocruiser 10-1 (8-11) Towards rear, soon driven along, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Owed (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Out of India 12-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing winner, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Speed Dial Harry (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
