dwelt, held up towards rear, reminder 8f out, headway on outside over 2f out, staying on same pace when hung left over 1f out
steadied start, held up towards rear, some late headway, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, pushed along and headway on outside to lead 10f out, headed over 4f out, weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, no impression when ridden and hung left from over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders on inside, eased and lost place 4f out, one pace and no impression when not clear run and switched right approaching final furlong, plugged on
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, weakened final furlong
led 2f, remained handy, 2nd 4f out, led again over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well, driven out
always behind
Brigadoon has been beaten in lesser races at Southwell lately and makes limited appeal here but Fast Play can’t be ignored as she reverts to her best trip today. Medicine Hat stays much further but was fourth over 1m4f at Newcastle last time. We like the look of SPES NOSTRA (NAP) as this represents a drop in class and the excellent Lewis Edmunds takes off 5lb. Iain Jardine’s charge hinted at a revival over a shorter trip here last time and has been dropped 3lb since. Heart Locket is now a pound lower than when winning at Newcastle in November but was behind Fast Play here earlier in the month, though is now 7lb better off.
The Gay Cavalier 33-1 (11-0) Steadied and switched left start, held up well in rear, closer 7f out, headway and switched left to inside over 1f out, plugging on same pace and no real impression when not clearest of runs inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Attain (10-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Fast Play (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 23 1/4l behind Vosne Romanee (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Freud (FR) 50-1 (9-3) Bumped start, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 12l behind Dutch Uncle (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Grand Meister 40-1 (9-13) Disputed close 3rd until 4f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, soon behind, last of 9, dist behind Isharah (9-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Medicine Hat 11-4 (9-5) Prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th and held when not much room close home, 4th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Taopix (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Spes Nostra 11-1 (8-13) Soon led, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Dutch Uncle (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Brigadoon 14-1 (9-13) Chased winner, ridden 3f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Start Seven (10-3) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Heart Locket 7-2 (9-3) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Fast Play (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
English Summer 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off, last of 6, 30 1/2l behind Hallstatt (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Ravens Quest 6-1 (9-9) Mid-division, pushed along 4f out, driven and struggling over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 8th of 13, 14 3/4l behind Boychick (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
With Hindsight (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Led 6f, tracked leader until 9f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off and eased final 2f, 7th of 8, dist behind Fern Owl (9-13) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) pol in Feb.
