led, headed over 4f out, chased leader after, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on one pace
always in rear
chased leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, led briefly inside final furlong, headed near finish
always in rear
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f
slowly into stride, headway halfway, ridden and kept on, never dangerous
always towards rear
raced wide, behind
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on
with leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed briefly inside final furlong, rallied to lead near finish (hand timed)
Aintnecessarilyso is a sporting choice in the finale with Blakeshall Quest, Polar Haze and Dunnett Again also respected with their claims. The last named represents a yard that have done well on the All Weather with limited resources and, as he arrives fresher than many, the five-year-old adds a further dimension to race where several are old rivals. The drop back in trip should not inconvenience him and he is shortlisted as a danger in this company. The same has to be said of Polar Haze, who likes his racing here at Southwell. However, he can be a hard horse to get right and Hayley Turner is likely to have to work hard to earn her riding fee this afternoon. Blakeshall Quest has found his racing shoes in recent weeks and will be a popular choice in his bid to follow up his course and distance success of a fortnight ago. However, he is not one to be taking a short price about on these terms and others make more appeal from a betting perspective. With the nomination going to Aintnecessarilyso, who is better than he consented to show here last time. This drop back to six furlongs is very much in his favour and Aintnecessarilyso is the value call in a race where not too many can be ruled out.
Blakeshall Quest 7-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Southwell 6f banded stk (7) fbs beating Christian Bendix (9-3) by 5l, 12 ran.
Ace Club 13-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 11th of 13, 17l behind Christian Bendix (9-0) at Southwell 6f banded stk (7) fbs in Jan.
Aintnecessarilyso 33-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden over 2f out, no impression kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 4l behind Fulvio (9-1) at Lingfield 7f banded stk (7) pol.
Amber Nectar Two 10-3 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 2l behind Rock Fever (8-4) at Lingfield 5f banded stk (7) pol in Dec.
Cleveland Way 28-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, every chance from 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Penel (8-11) at Southwell 7f banded stk (7) fbs.
Dunnett Again (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, chased winner 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Beneking (8-11) at Lingfield 7f banded stk (7) pol in Dec.
Radlett Lady 9-2 (9-0) Dwelt, ridden to chase leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Blakeshall Quest (9-0) at Southwell 6f banded stk (7) fbs.
Straffan (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) With leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Soba Jones (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) fbs.
