held up and always behind, never a factor
stumbled start, soon chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 3f, weakened 2f out
in touch, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, lost 2nd close home
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, went never nearer 4th towards finish
raced wide in touch, hung left 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, 2nd inside final 3f, led 2f out, edged right briefly inside final furlong, ran on
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, headway on wide outside under pressure edging left over 1f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong
held up and always towards rear, never involved
chased leaders, travelling well 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 4th close home
chased leaders, weakened and eased inside final furlong
led until ridden 2f out, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
towards rear, ridden on inside over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never involved
held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, hung left and stayed on into 3rd over 1f out, kept on into 2nd close home, not reach winner
took keen hold, held up in rear, never involved
This is not the ideal getting-out stakes with 20 runners, many of whom are returning from a break, ridden by apprentices of varying experience and ability. Megan Nicholls rides Volpone Jelois, who won four times on the level in France and was successful in a maiden hurdle at Taunton in December for Paul Nicholls. Boychick has been flying on the all-weather since the turn of the year but is 21lb higher than when last seen on Turf. We'll Shake Hands won twice last summer but hasn’t been seen since August while Bahamian C generally struggles to get his head in front, though finished ahead of MATCH MY FIRE in an amateur riders’ race here in October. The latter was probably given much to do that day, however, and could be capable of better having only had seven career starts.
First Wheat 9-2 (9-6) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Anton Chigurh (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Moojaned (IRE) 4-1 (9-13) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 21 1/2l behind My Renaissance (10-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Volpone Jelois (FR) 4-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd behind clear leader 6th, not fluent 4 out, led after 3 out, headed next, soon outpaced by winner, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 6, 11l behind The Unit (11-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Rivers Of Asia 16-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, ridden well over 1f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 13l behind Idol Deputy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Take Two 16-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind General Hazard (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Ice Galley (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Close up, soon led, reminders on stable bend, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 36l behind Henry Smith (9-12) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Boycie 14-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, soon closed, never on terms with leaders, 6th of 13, 12l behind Boychick (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Hernando Torres 12-1 (9-5) Started slowly, behind, headway over 1f out, went modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5 3/4l behind Call Out Loud (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Al Khafji 12-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Believe It (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Fisherman's Blues (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, progress on outer to lead after 2f, joined over 4f out and headed approaching straight, pushed along over 2f out and soon no impression, no extra 1f out, weakened, eased final 100 yards, 10th of 12, 13 3/4l behind Catchy Lass (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Feb.
Boychick (IRE) 11-10fav (9-4) Disputed lead early, soon settled back into mid-division, headway when not much room and switched left just over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged right, closed well inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 12, hd behind What Usain (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Gatillo 18-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden and lost place over 1f out, 8th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Kenstone (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Miningrocks (FR) 20-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 30l behind Solveig's Song (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Clayton Hall (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Charismatic Man (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Match My Fire (IRE) 9-2 (10-1) Behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 17, 9l behind Hardington (10-9) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
We'll Shake Hands (FR) 3-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Tyrsal (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Hard To Handel 33-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right, shaken up inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Celtic Artisan (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Glorious Asset 2-1fav (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, rallied to lead again towards finish, won at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar beating Order Of Service (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.
Deeley's Double (FR) 12-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, headway towards inside 2f out, soon chasing leaders, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3l behind Believe It (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Bahamian C 9-2 (10-9) Held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Favorite Girl (10-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
