held up in rear, raced keenly, some headway well over 1f out, no impression on leaders, edged left entering final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, brought wide entering straight, stayed on inside final furlong to take 2nd near finish
went slightly right start, soon prominent, chased winner over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon dropped out
made all, ridden approaching final furlong, stayed on under pressure
chased winner until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up over 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakening when edged left just inside final furlong
held up and behind, pushed along over 5f out, ridden 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
Little Richard has been running consistently well of late and should be thereabouts again but the nine-year-old may be a shade high in the weights at present so he looks worth taking on and preference is for Speagle, with Amwell Brave rated the pick of the remainder. The selection showed improved form for the return to this trip at Southwell last time, will not be inconvenienced by the return to the Polytrack and he looks the one to beat. Qaasi is capable of taking a hand in the finish but Clive Brittain's gelding faces no easy task giving weight away all round, having been severely punished by the handicapper for his wins here last month. Wizard of Us returns to the flat after a spell hurdling and would have claims if able to reproduce the pick of his form but a bigger threat is likely to come from the consistent Amwell Brave from the yard of John Jenkins. Speagle is back over his right trip now though and he is taken to resume winning ways.
Qaasi (USA) 9-4fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 10l behind King's Fable (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Little Richard (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, squeezed out near finish and lost 3rd, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Rollin 'n Tumblin (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Grizebeck (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Led, headed briefly over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded, 4th of 8, 5l behind King's Fable (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Simple Jim (FR) 8-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 2nd of 5, nk behind My Friend Fritz (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f clm (6) fbs.
Speagle (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Led, soon clear, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Mid Valley (8-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Wizard of Us 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 4f out, challenged over 1f out, kept on, won at W'hampton 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan beating Candy Anchor (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Amwell Brave 10-3 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final 2f, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Exit to Luck (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcap (6) fbs.
Saint Eric (FR) 40-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway 7f out, weakening when edged left just over 1f out, 5th of 9, 9l behind Ardmaddy (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f app hcp (6) pol.
