held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression
tracked leader, led over 8f out, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out
raced wide held up, headway on outer over 5f out, chased leaders over 3f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leader until halfway
held up, headway to join leader halfway, led 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, never near leaders
held up, headway to track leaders over 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, until over 1f out
led, headed over 8f out, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders early, steadied over 5f out, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly away in rear, never near leaders
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, led 3f out, pushed clear 2f out, ran on
Nonrunner
A truly dire affair in which JIGGALONG is selected to see off Querido and They All Laughed. The selection isn't the most straight forward of creatures but did win a similar race at Kempton when consenting to cooperate rather than fight the rider. Fourth in a similar race at Southwell previously, expect to see any progress being slow but late. Querido does at least have winning form on the board. Rated in the 60's when trained by Mark Bradstock, Michael Wigham was able to exploit the handicappers decision to drop him down the weights. They All Laughed stays further than this though has to be in the reckoning in what is a plating contest in all but name. Reigning In Rio is one of a very small band of previous winners at Southwell and is noteworthy in that regard. City Stable went into many notebooks when appearing unlucky in running at Lingfield over 1m2f. This race is no stronger. Ba Dreamflight has been over hurdles though on some of his old flat form, he conceivably has to be given some sort of a chance. Desert Hawk is a recent recruit to Paul Howling's stable. He had shaped as something of a Wolverhampton specialist for Mark Brisbourne. The meeting ends on a whimper but one of this batch has to win and Jiggalong, if in the mood, could be the one to visit the winners enclosure.
Querido (GER) 13-2 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and looking for gaps when tightened up 1f out, soon switched left, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol beating Duneen Dream (8-12) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Nyetimber (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Reared badly and lost many lengths start, well in rear, never able to recover, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Delorain (8-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
They All Laughed 3-1fav (8-6) Prominent, soon steadied into mid-division, headway 6f out, not much room and lost place over 3f out, no impression after, 8th of 9, 6l behind Amical Risks (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Lean Burn (USA) 20-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 3rd of 5, 9l behind Three Boars (8-13) at Southwell 1m 6f clm stks (6) fbs.
Desert Hawk 5-1 (10-3) Hood removed very late and started slowly, behind, never troubled leaders, 7th of 11, 9l behind Bright Sparky (10-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f Amateur Handicap (0-52) (4yo+) (6) pol in Feb.
Ba Dreamflight 4-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed well over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 4l behind Arlene Phillips (8-7) at Ffos Las 1m 2f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Sep.
Piverina (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 10, 20l behind Gamesters Lady (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
Reigning In Rio (IRE) 33-1 (8-1) Pushed along in last place, never a factor, 9th of 13, 24l behind Bivouac (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
Six of Clubs 14-1 (10-1) Stedied start, held up in rear, pulled hard, headway on inside to track leaders after 2f, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 5th of 12, 10l behind Jackie Kiely (10-10) at Southwell 1m 3f am hcp 0-55 (6) fbs in Feb.
Free Falling 20-1 (8-8) Held up, headway over 5f out, led and quickened pace over 4f out, headed 3f out, lost pace 2f out, tightened up entering final furlong, no threat after, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Sir Sandicliffe (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f app hcp 0-60 (6) std in Feb.
Dulce Domum 16-1 (8-7) Chased leader, led before halfway, headed over 1f out, weakened, 6th of 12, 15l behind Strikemaster (8-13) at Beverley 2m 3yo mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
City Stable (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, not clearest of runs and switched left to inside entering final 1f, ran on inside final furlong, held when ran out of room near finish, 5th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Vinces (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Jiggalong 9-2 (9-4) Prominent, pushed along over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Lytham (10-4) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (0-50) (7) pol in Feb.
Persian Tomcat (IRE) 25-1 (9-11) Raced wide in mid-division, headway over 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 12, 6l behind Flighty Fellow (10-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
