edged right from stalls, tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and headway to lead briefly over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
dwelt, in rear, never a factor, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 6th over 1f out, no extra
led, ridden 2f out and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, 5th halfway, headway between horses to go 3rd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place under 2f out, in rear over 1f out, no extra
towards rear, pushed along and headway on outer to lead 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, easily
rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along entering straight and ridden in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
MASTER SPEAKER has a very poor strike-rate for such a talented sprinter but a change of scenery looks to have done the trick as he was having his first start for Ado McGuinness when coming with a late run to snatch the spoils last month. Hopefully he's still in the same mood and can go in again. He holds Captain Dion on that run but Togoville won this last year and has a superb record on the track. He was only caught in the dying strides by Jon Ess over 7f two weeks ago and will make a bold bid to go one better. Kindly looks best of Jonny Levins' pair as the lightly-raced filly, a dual all-weather winner for Simon Crisford, was having her first start for the yard when running well over the minimum last month. Art Nouvelle was sent to Lingfield to lose her maiden tag in December and this looks a bit tougher
Togoville (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Led, ridden 2f out and strongly pressed over 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Jon Ess (9-0) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Feb.
Amanaat (IRE) 10-11fav (9-5) Awkwardly away, behind, headway on inside 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov beating Enreaching (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Captain Dion 12-1 (10-9) Soon led, ridden 2f out and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Master Speaker (9-11) at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Jan.
Art Nouvelle (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Juan Horsepower (9-4) by 1l, 9 ran.
Kindly 20-1 (9-6) Mid-division, some headway when edged right and bumped rival 1 1/2f out, ridden in 2nd 1f out, under pressure and no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2l behind Flawlessly (8-4) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Jan.
Steelriver (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Led, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Deansgate (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Master Speaker (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along and switched right under 2f out, 9th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home, won at Dundalk 6f hcp pol in Jan beating Bien Chase (9-9) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Dinkum Diamond (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Dwelt, held up, pulled hard, switched right 2f out, soon no extra, 9th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Pincheck (9-7) at Naas 1m hcp sft in Sep.
